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Cast & Crew

Anthony Hopkins

Charles Morse

Alec Baldwin

Robert Green

Elle Macpherson

Mickey Morse

Harold Perrineau

Stephen

L.Q. Jones

Styles

Kathleen Wilhoite

Ginny

David Lindstedt

James

Gordon Tootoosis

Jack Hawk

Lee Tamahori

Director

David Mamet

Writer

Lloyd Phillips

Executive Producer

Art Linson

Producer

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music

Donald McAlpine

Cinematographer

Neil Travis

Film Editing

Donna Isaacson

Casting

Wolf Kroeger

Production Design

Richard Harrison

Art Director

Janice Blackie-Goodine

Set Decoration

Julie Weiss

Costume Design

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Critic Reviews for The Edge

Audience Reviews for The Edge

• Jan 07, 2013

  The Edge sees three men stranded in the wilderness. Used to the city life they might not last long, but luckily Hopkins has an eidetic memory and remembers quite a few survival techniques. Unfortunately there's also a big scary bear out to tear them apart. This is much more than a killer bear movie. What we have are wonderful characters, such as Hopkins as a charming billionaire with a young trophy wife and the ability to stay calm. He is also extremely paranoid over his younger wife and her relations with other men, such as photographer Baldwin. The conflict rises between the two and their mental battles and the way they also give each other hope, are just as thrilling as when our hairy friend comes to rip people apart. The film is also excellent to watch in this CGI filled world, as you see seemless footage between bear, animatronics, stuntmen, etc. The film sees very real, and would rather get you invested in what is going on, rather than give you cheap and easy chills and thrills. Hopkins and Baldwin are rarely better, and the climax opts for something other than bear battling. Overall a wonderful film with breathtaking views and wonderful dialogue courtesy of David Mamet.
  

  Super Reviewer
• Jun 22, 2012

  Charles Morse: I once read an interesting bit. Most people who die in the woods die of shame.  "What if your greatest enemy was your only chance for survival?" The Edge is a decent and really good looking survival thriller. The landscape is beautiful, but what keeps this film from completely failing are its two stars, Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin. Their performances aren't Oscar caliber stuff, but the film doesn't really call for that. Their jobs were to keep it entertaining and they were able to do that. It's just too bad that the overall film wasn't all that great. It was poorly paced and seemed a little uneven. For a survival thriller, though, it did what it needed to; it entertained.  A billionaire goes to Alaska with his beautiful, much younger wife and her photographer for a photo shoot. While staying a lodge, he, the photographer, and the photographers assistant go on a plan trip to find an Indian from a photo. The plane crashes and the three are left by themselves in the Alaskan wilderness. To make matters worse, there is a huge, man-eating bear stalking them. So, yeah, the plot is kind of stupid. There's a lot of scenes that are unintentionally hilarious. The film hits every cliche in the survival story book along the way, which actually adds to the enjoyment on some level. There's nothing great going on here. It's an average thriller with a great actor. That's enough in this case though, because I wasn't expecting a masterpiece. I actually enjoyed the film for the most part. It was a fun ride through the Alaskan wilderness. There really isn't a whole lot more to say on the film. You might enjoy it, you might not. It's really based on how well you can take a dumb story, because it isn't as suspenseful as you would think and it isn't as thrilling. Still an overall fun movie.
  

  Super Reviewer
• Oct 01, 2011

  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?
  

  kevin w Super Reviewer
• Nov 28, 2010

  Intense wilderness adventure, anchored by strong dual performances by Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin, respectively. During my childhood(or at least from what I recall), I always hear about "The Edge's" inclusion of a grizzly bear and how impressive the animal's sequences were. That particular claim was certainly true, and believe it or not, without the abominable presence of the bear, the film's impact, in my opinion, would not have been that effective. Yes, "The Edge" is really about how an extramarital affair and its psychological implications would translate into the primitive idea of survival in the wilds, but ironically enough, it's also about an unexpected friendship found in that irreversible circumstance, especially for it to develop from two people with contrasting personalities and coming from different social status. The bear fight sequence was the center piece of the whole film, heightened by exceptional editing, intense musical score and well, credible performance from "Bart the bear". Timothy Treadwell should have seen this film, because although "The Edge" is a purely cinematic treatment of the characteristics and behaviors of a grizzly bear, it must have been enough to prove his prolonged eccentric immersion with the animals to be a very grave impossibility, at least in terms of whether or not the bears would see him as a caring 'friend' or a 'food' within reach.
  

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