Keane on DVD (2006)

Not Keane

Mbub from Westbury, Wilts , 30/05/2007

This film is about a guy who has lost his daughter at a bus station in America and his battle to cope with his loss. This movie started very well and although it held my attention until the end it did go downhill in the middle. Damien Lewis is a good actor and his acting in this movie was very good, but when the lady and her daughter comes into the film part well through, that is where the story starts to fail. I would have prefered it if Damien Lewis character had been the only character in this entire movie. To be honest, the introduction of the lady and daughter wasn't necessary to the story and didn't deliver anything new and ended a bit worse for wear. It was like the writer had written a really good start, but didn't know how to end it. 2 stars for a good performance from Mr. Lewis.

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Fantastic Film

A customer from London, England , 26/09/2006

Damian Lewis gives a fantastic performance in a difficult film. All I will truly write here is what he told me when I had a brief but nervous chat with him after watching this film at the National Film Theatre 'This is a realistic film in an unrealistic world'.

Watch this film if you like something more challenging to watch.

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No Happy Endings

phaidon1 from London [Highly rated reviewer] , 11/03/2007

I wonder what drives audience expectation of the 'happy ending' in movies. We don't seem to have the same need to find them in literature or theatre, for example, but for some reason if a film steers us into darker waters with no easy resolution and a non-linear narrative it becomes too difficult and complicated to enjoy. Keane offers us nothing in the way of 'answers' or 'understanding'. Damien Lewis gives a stunning performance as a man trapped inside his obsessions, struggling to come to terms with the chaos and despair he finds both inside himself and all around him. It's bleak, inconclusive, slow, you might not like where it leads you, but nevertheless a brilliant and above all human character study.

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Intense and intriguing

Ferenc van Damme from Mayfield, England , 29/10/2006

We have just seen 'Keane' in the cinema tonight and we are totally gripped by it! This is a very intense and intriguing film. Damien Lewis, as the main character who spells his name K.E.A.N.E., is unbelievably convincing in his portrayal of a man who is as seriously disturbed as he is movingly endearing. Not your average Hollywood cup of tea, the script is wonderfully suspenseful and the whole film is a perfect example of how a 'low' (less than $1million) budget film can make you hold your breath and make you think! If you want to see a film that is as true to life as it is to art, see this!!!

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No Happy Endings

phaidon1 from London [Highly rated reviewer] , 11/03/2007

I wonder what drives audience expectation of the 'happy ending' in movies. We don't seem to have the same need to find them in literature or theatre, for example, but for some reason if a film steers us into darker waters with no easy resolution and a non-linear narrative it becomes too difficult and complicated to enjoy. Keane offers us nothing in the way of 'answers' or 'understanding'. Damien Lewis gives a stunning performance as a man trapped inside his obsessions, struggling to come to terms with the chaos and despair he finds both inside himself and all around him. It's bleak, inconclusive, slow, you might not like where it leads you, but nevertheless a brilliant and above all human character study.

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Uncomfortable Viewing

A customer from London , 18/10/2006

Damian Lewis gives an incredible performance as a man on the edge. The close-up camera-work is brilliant and the directing and acting create a film that makes for, at times, very uncomfortable viewing.

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