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Keane (2004)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:22

Rotten:0

Average Rating:7.8/10

Consensus: The scrutinizing camera angles of Keane might at first feel too close for comfort, but this powerful portrait of a man distraught by the abduction of his child plumbs the depths of mental illness and the corners of fleabag hotels in an intimate and touching examination of the seedier side of life.

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Sep 9, 2005 Limited

Synopsis: British actor Damian Lewis (BAND OF BROTHERS) gives a stunning lead performance in Lodge Kerrigan's powerful drama KEANE. He stars as William Keane, a man whose daughter was recently abducted at... British actor Damian Lewis (BAND OF BROTHERS) gives a stunning lead performance in Lodge Kerrigan's powerful drama KEANE. He stars as William Keane, a man whose daughter was recently abducted at the Port Authority in Manhattan, so he patrols the bus depot, recreating in his mind exactly how it happened to see if he can figure out who took her or where she might be. He talks to himself, shouts suddenly, and looks over his shoulder with fear and paranoia, an edgy, twitchy, wholly unnerving, and remarkable performance. When he befriends a down-on-her-luck woman (Amy Ryan) and her young daughter (Abigail Breslin), it is hard to know whether he is just being helpful or whether he has some kind of ulterior motive, as the young girl is about the same age as his missing daughter. Kerrigan makes no judgments about Keane; although it is clear he is suffering from some kind of mental illness, in some ways he represents an everyman. The talented writer-director lets the tale tell itself; there is no score, and he uses only natural sound and lighting. Some of the film was even written while on location in order to make it yet more realistic, which adds to both its horror and its glory. KEANE is like no other movie ever made on the subject of child abduction, a grittily authentic film that will stay with viewers for a very long time. [More]

Starring: Damian Lewis, Abigail Breslin, Amy Ryan, Tina Holmes

Starring: Damian Lewis, Abigail Breslin, Amy Ryan, Tina Holmes, Stephen Henderson

Director: Lodge Kerrigan

Director: Lodge Kerrigan
Screenwriter: Lodge Kerrigan
Producer: Andrew Fierberg
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

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Unshakably harrowing but deeply moving.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
06/16/06
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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The film achieves a dramatic intensity that is both admirable and frustrating.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
06/16/06
Kate Taylor
Kate Taylor
Globe and Mail
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When it comes to an emotional payoff at the end, unlike most Hollywood films, it has earned it.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment 1 Comment
01/12/06
Richard Nilsen
Richard Nilsen
Arizona Republic
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The next time you see someone railing in the streets -- fighting a battle you'll never understand -- you may remember Keane and pause to reflect.

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10/21/05
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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As good as Lewis is -- and he's in every frame of this 93-minute movie -- it's Kerrigan's astounding gift for addressing the wounded that demands celebration.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
10/21/05
Lisa Kennedy
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
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A movie that puts you so far into someone else's head you may have forgotten your own name by the time it's over.

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09/30/05
Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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Lewis delivers a convincing, powerful and highly nuanced performance as a man who's fighting desperately to keep his illness in check and lead a normal life.

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09/30/05
John McMurtrie
John McMurtrie
San Francisco Chronicle
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The movie isn't a crowd-pleaser, but it moves the soul, and that's enough.

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09/30/05
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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The director is able to rivet us with this small story, simply because he observes it all with such a hard, unblinking gaze.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
09/29/05
Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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Kerrigan's films create worlds of personal obsession.

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09/29/05
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Keane is emotionally involving right from the beginning through its final frame.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
09/24/05
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Mr. Lewis, a highly talented British actor, displays a flawless American accent in what amounts to a hyper-Wellesian monopolization of screen time and screen space.

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09/21/05
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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It’s an amazing piece of work.

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09/19/05
Richard Roeper
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Kerrigan is without peer at plumbing the violence of the mind.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
09/16/05
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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Keane is a movie you might see on a dare, and though I think it is brilliantly conceived, I wouldn't dare to dare you.

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09/14/05
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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John Foster's hand-held camera rarely strays from Keane's face. He's loony, all right, but you have to feel sorry for him.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
09/09/05
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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Kerrigan is as interesting a filmmaker as is haunting the margins of modern life, a place that needs some light. And certainly some sympathy.

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09/08/05
John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday
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Lodge Kerrigan is a director worth watching, and Keane is a small wonder in a season of big but deadly, brainless blockbusters.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
09/07/05
Rex Reed
Rex Reed
New York Observer
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Keane, Kerrigan's third feature, is his real breakthrough.

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09/07/05
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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That might be this phenomenal film's emergent achievement: Its raw hopelessness is its universality.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
09/06/05
Michael Atkinson
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