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The Edge Reviews

1997

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An aging billionaire (Hopkins) and a fashion photographer (Baldwin) having an affair with the rich man's wife must struggle against the elements--including a man-eating bear--after their plane goes down in the Alaskan wild. An unusually dense and cerebral wilderness thriller, penned by literatus David Mamet and helmed by .. Read more

Starring	Alec Baldwin, Anthony Hopkins, Elle Macpherson, Harold Perrineau
Director	Lee Tamahori
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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- "...The well-matched actors grab their parts with disciplined ferocity. Baldwin does his best work in a long time....And Hopkins creates one of his most satisfying, complex characters..."
- 9961
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  Hopkins at his best
  
  A highly enjoyable thriller with a simple story that keeps the focus on the characters. Hopkins is fantastic as the shy billionaire Charles Morse.
  
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  - Edinburgh, Scotland
  - 02 Sep 2005 at 22:00
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  A true adventure for survival!!!
  
  A sound film all round. The film is great in showing that people are not always what we think they are like. Some characters act nice and kind, but are really ... read more »
  
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- - filmlover1990
  - 5 reviews
  - Belper
  - 10 Sep 2011 at 15:03
- - 0
  - 0
  Harsh terrain
  
  This film may be a few years old today but it still had bite (excuse the pun... don't worry you will get it when you watch the film!)
  
  It was ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 17 Aug 2011 at 09:45
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  great movie
  
  must watch.shows human greed and courage.how enemies can help out each other in time of need.good acting and affects. you wont regret watching this one.
  
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- - azysop
  - 20 reviews
  - 08 Jul 2011 at 23:12
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  - 1
  good thriller
  
  good movie looks a bit dated now but still well acted ,good story and well worth watching plot very easy to work out but it still make a good watch
  
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- - chasckd
  - 377 reviews
  - Telford
  - 24 May 2011 at 21:34
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  The Edge
  
  This film was worth waiting for. A good story shot in fantactic scenery. Anthony Hopkins steals the show even with Alec Baldwin in the supporting cast. The ... read more »
  
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  - PERSHORE
  - 06 Feb 2010 at 21:21
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  The Edge
  
  1997 was a good year for David Mamet. As well as a play and a book (The Old Neighbourhood and The Old Religion) there was Wag The Dog, which he wrote, and The ... read more »
  
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- - Wynter
  - 75 reviews
  - UK
  - 18 Aug 2009 at 18:53
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  - 3
  Never got this one
  
  Sorry I never received this one so Ihave to order it again.I know it is a good film.
  
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  - Poole
  - 24 Jul 2009 at 23:33
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  Love it!
  
  You wont be disappointed with this film. A really excellent film. A must see. Hopkins steals every scene. Really suspenceful. The grizzly Bear called Bart is ... read more »
  
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  - Derry. Northern Ireland
  - 29 Jun 2009 at 15:49
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  the edge
  
  Brilliant film, take the time to see.
  
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  - Northampton
  - 20 Jan 2009 at 23:12
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  the edge
  
  unfortunately this is one of my favourites that i can watch over and over again
  
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- - jpw
  - 6 reviews
  - Gravesend
  - 19 Aug 2008 at 17:16
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- - 6
  - 0
  Hopkins at his best
  
  A highly enjoyable thriller with a simple story that keeps the focus on the characters. Hopkins is fantastic as the shy billionaire Charles Morse.
  
  Report this review
- 147049
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Edinburgh, Scotland
  - 02 Sep 2005 at 22:00
- - 2
  - 0
  The Edge
  
  This film was worth waiting for. A good story shot in fantactic scenery. Anthony Hopkins steals the show even with Alec Baldwin in the supporting cast. The ... read more »
  
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  - PERSHORE
  - 06 Feb 2010 at 21:21
- - 1
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  Grizzly
  
  I saw this film a few years ago and remembered the scene where they are being hunted down by a bear. I thought it was very graphic then and was determined that... read more »
  
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- - Jennifer Lazzari
  - Gainsborough, England
  - 23 Jul 2007 at 13:19
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  The Edge
  
  1997 was a good year for David Mamet. As well as a play and a book (The Old Neighbourhood and The Old Religion) there was Wag The Dog, which he wrote, and The ... read more »
  
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- - Wynter
  - 75 reviews
  - UK
  - 18 Aug 2009 at 18:53
- - 1
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  great movie
  
  must watch.shows human greed and courage.how enemies can help out each other in time of need.good acting and affects. you wont regret watching this one.
  
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- 1014813
- - azysop
  - 20 reviews
  - 08 Jul 2011 at 23:12
- - 0
  - 0
  nice and witty film to...
  
  nice and witty film to watch and u can expect the unexpected.
  
  i liked it and think its a good film with really good sequences and which keeps u on ... read more »
  
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- - Shaheen#1
  - LONDON
  - 25 Mar 2004 at 00:20
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  - 0
  In A Word: Intense
  
  Folks, here's an intense film, a survival-in-the-wilderness adventure/thriller starring the unlikely duo of Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin. It's not ... read more »
  
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- - crockery
  - 137 reviews
  - Belfast
  - 14 Mar 2008 at 19:18
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  Cool in the wild.
  
  I loved this movie for various reasons. The locations, the photography, the plot, Anthony Hopkins.. great thriller in the wild that keeps you exited all the ... read more »
  
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- - gianino
  - 502 reviews
  - London
  - 15 Aug 2008 at 10:45
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  the edge
  
  unfortunately this is one of my favourites that i can watch over and over again
  
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- - jpw
  - 6 reviews
  - Gravesend
  - 19 Aug 2008 at 17:16
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  the edge
  
  Brilliant film, take the time to see.
  
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- 692017
- - a customer
  - Northampton
  - 20 Jan 2009 at 23:12

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Critics' reviews
- "...The well-matched actors grab their parts with disciplined ferocity. Baldwin does his best work in a long time....And Hopkins creates one of his most satisfying, complex characters..."
- 9961
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...A barbed, great-looking adventure film written cannily by David Mamet and directed with verve and fury by Lee Tamahori..."
- 9963
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- Getting back to nature in the Alaskan hinterland, billionaire Charles Morse (Hopkins) peruses a tattered book, Lost in... read more on Time Out
- 44651
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
- Enjoyable hokum amidst splendid scenery, concentrating on the battle for supremacy between two very different men.
- 31408
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- "...THE EDGE's fusion of Mametspeak with a true life adventure remains brawny entertainment..."
- 9962
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...[THE EDGE] exhibits a restrained literateness that's quite effective..."
- 9960
- - Box Office
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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  An aging billionaire (Hopkins) and a fashion photographer (Baldwin) having an affair with the rich man's wife must struggle against the elements--including a man-eating bear--after their plane goes down in the Alaskan wild. An unusually dense and cerebral wilderness thriller, penned by literatus ...