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The Edge (1997)

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Average Rating: 6.6/10
Critic Reviews: 12
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 5

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Movie Info

Billionaire Charles Morse (Anthony Hopkins) accompanies his much-younger wife Mickey (Elle Macpherson) and a fashion photography team headed by Bob Green (Alec Baldwin) to a remote lodge in Alaska. Charles is a quiet, introspective man, fond of accumulating trivia and other facts in his encyclopedic mind; he is also troubled with the idea that Bob and Mickey may be lovers. Even though he suspects the younger man plans to kill him, Charles goes with Bob and his assistant Stephen (Harold

R, 1 hr. 57 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure

May 25, 1999

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All Critics (56) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (19) | DVD (11)

...The Edge's fusion of Mametspeak with a true life adventure remains brawny entertainment, even it it is difficult to take as seriously as the filmmakers intend.

February 14, 2001 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | Comment
Los Angeles Times
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It's subtly funny in the way it toys with the cliches of the genre.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
Chicago Sun-Times
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I laughed frequently, but the problem is that I'm not sure the director intended there to be as much humor in his film as I uncovered.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: ReelViews | Comment (1)
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...a solid man-against-nature tale...

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Salon.com | Comment
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...even less intelligent than your average action flick.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | Comment
Sacramento Bee
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Mamet has always been concerned with primal masculinity...The test of these men is twofold: can they survive the wilderness, and can they survive each other? [Blu-ray]

May 31, 2010 Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | Comment

A pretty routine B-type action movie with some nice touches.

June 27, 2008 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

A riveting story of survival, and the most rousing and gripping outdoor adventure since the original Jaws. One of 1997's very best films.

January 25, 2006 Comment (1)
Fantastica Daily

...not a terrifically memorable piece of filmmaking.

January 8, 2005 Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | Comment
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Bart the bear steals the show!

January 1, 2005 Full Review Source: StaciWilson.com | Comment
StaciWilson.com

Unsuccessfully mixes melodrama with action/adventure and satire.

January 21, 2004 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Mamets and Baldwins and bears. Oh my!

July 27, 2002 Comment
eFilmCritic.com

A few scattered profanities, a couple of gory accidents and a subplot about suspected adultery are all that separates this story from the grade-school classic "My Side of the Mountain."

June 23, 2002 Full Review Source: James Sanford on Film | Comment (1)
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Audience Reviews for The Edge

Mamet penned adventure tale of survival as city boys get lost in the great outdoors ... and are hunted by a man-eating bear. Good performances throughout and a funny script keep things at a brisk pace. And did I mention the bear?

October 1, 2011
moonrivers

Super Reviewer

Solid little film from the pen of David Mamet. Hopkins and Baldwin play off each other well.

May 5, 2007
kenstachnik

Super Reviewer

    1. Charles Morse: What one man can do, another can do. [after successfully fighting a bear]
    – Submitted by Mathieu A (5 months ago)

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