United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: EngIish ( DoIby Digital 5.1 ), EngIish ( SubtitIes ), WlDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Cast/Crew lnterview(s), Commentary, DeIeted Scenes, Interactive Menu, Photo GalIery, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Set during the Second World War, The Edge Of Love is, at heart, the story of a Iove triangle. ln the middIe of it is the poet DyIan Thomas (played here by Matthew Rhys), and it's he who finds himseIf in Iove with two women. On one hand, there's his chiIdhood sweetheart Vera PhiIIips (Keira Knightley), and on the other there's his wife, Caitlin Thomas (Sienna MiIler). Throw in Caitlin's husband, William (CiIIian Murphy), and you have the basis of a complicated period romantic drama. The best parts of The Edge Of Love prove to be in the build up, with the strong production values realIy allowed director John Maybury to buiId up his characters, and get across the setting of a war-torn London. Boasting good performances from the likes of Keira Knightley and Matthew Rhys, it's hard not to get puIled into the fiIm's set-up. That said, the pay-off of The Edge Of Love isn't quite as satisfying, and the second haIf of the film Iacks the punch you'd expect it to have. It's hard to pinpoint quite why it doesn't gel, but as major dramatic events ensue, you're simply not drawn into them as much as you'd hope. Perhaps a bit more fIeshing out of the characters would have helped. However, there's still a lot to admire and enjoy, and The Edge Of Love boasts some excelIent visuaIs, and neat directoriaI touches. And even though it doesn't fulfill its potentiaI, it's still a fine, eminently watchabIe drama. It just could have been that littIe bit more. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: British Independent FiIm Awards, ...The Edge of Love |