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The Edge (1997)

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Average Rating: 6.4/10
Reviews Counted: 47
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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

Directed By: Lee Tamahori

In Theaters: Sep 26, 1997 Wide

On DVD: May 25, 1999

Cast

Anthony Hopkins
Charles Morse
Alec Baldwin
Robert Green
Elle Macpherson
Mickey Morse
Harold Perrineau Jr.
Stephen
L.Q. Jones
Styles
Kathleen Wilhoite
Ginny
David Lindstedt
James
Mark Kiely
Mechanic
Eli Gabay
Jet Pilot
Larry Musser
Amphibian Pilot
Brian Arnold
Reporter
Kelsa Kinsly
Reporter
Bob Boyd
Reporter
Gordon Tootoosis
Jack Hawk
Brian Steele
Bear Double
Bart the Bear
the bear

Critic Reviews for The Edge

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

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Kenneth Turan

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

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Top Critic

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

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Top Critic

...a solid man-against-nature tale...

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Salon.com

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Gary Kamiya

Salon.com

Top Critic

...even less intelligent than your average action flick.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee

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Joe Baltake

Sacramento Bee

Top Critic

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

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Peter Canavese

Groucho Reviews Source: Groucho Reviews

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

June 27, 2008 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

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)

Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

...not a terrifically memorable piece of filmmaking.

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

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Bart the bear steals the show!

January 1, 2005 Full Review Source: StaciWilson.com

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Staci Layne Wilson

StaciWilson.com

Unsuccessfully mixes melodrama with action/adventure and satire.

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

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Mamets and Baldwins and bears. Oh my!

July 27, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

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

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James Sanford

James Sanford on Film

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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