Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

SnakesOnAnAfricanPlain Kerrigan explores some darker parts of the mind as Lewis searches for his missing daughter. The realistic way in which Kerrigan shoots has the film covered by an uncomfortable sense of dread. Lewis gives the performance of a lifetime, rarely off-screen, and often acting against himself, Lewis captures the desperation and tragedy, as well as the flaws that any human has. Breslin gives another example of why she will become one of the world's greatest actresses and Ryan continues to impress. Every role is played with subtlety, and there's no non-digetic music to intrude on proceedings. A little bit of wonderful, delivered at a thoughtful pace.

paul2001sw-1 Lodge Kerrigan's film 'Keane' offers an emotionally harrowing portrayal of mental breakdown, aided by some unsettled (but apt) camera work and some fine performances from its small cast, including Damian Lewis in the lead role and child actor Abigail Breslin. Fun, it isn't, and the mystery of Keane's grasp on reality is never entirely solved, as the relationship between the real past, and the past as he imagines it, remains unclear. The film not only speaks of mental illness, but more generally, of the loneliness of life lived in public places (motels, bus stations) by those who cannot afford, or hold onto, a private corner of their own. It's disturbing but good.

huh_oh_i_c After the end of the film my first thought was "What's the point?". And although the film kinda ends abruptly, I knew it was ending the moment Breslin says "I love you". To be honest, this film made me feel very uncomfortable, luckily I watched it alone, and i FFWD through the beginning a lot, since it is embarrassing to watch and every second you expect this guy to make even more of a fool of himself than he is doing. Of course, that fact alone gives away that the acting is great, and it really is. Of course Breslin is her usual greatness, but here Lewis definitely takes the cake. He is superb!This film looks low budget, but I was wondering all through the movie how much extras were used, and they were all extras, since none of them looked into the camera. I'd really hate that.The beginning is really hard to watch, even though I like indie movies, with a lack of background music, but it is just that the character Keane is extremely unappealing in his madness, or supposed madness. It is a good thing that the film doesn't provide a prêt-à-porter answer to it's major questions, like : Is he really crazy, is it a dream, is the Kira the girl he really lost instead of Sophie? Because, at one time, I had the feeling that there was a flashback structure, that the beginning was really the end of the story and that Kira was the girl he lost, upon which he lost his mind and mistook her for Sophie, his real daughter who is apparently unavailable to him because of a divorce. In that sense I was a little surprised, which was nice.All in all, a quality film which is not easy on the eyes, except with the non-nude sex scene. That scene throws you off, cause it indicates that he's not quite the deplorable character he seems to be in the beginning. In that sense, it is debatable whether Lewis is a miscast since he has this typical middle-class suburban image, and not an outsider/fringe/loner. That is puzzling.

ThurstonHunger Despite the abundance of positive ratings for this film, I cannot come to endorse it. Ultimately I felt the film had a muddled message at best, which could be fine, but it seems content just to prod at the provocative and ride on the tempestuous energy of Damian Lewis. I'd say skip it unless you have the opportunity to see it with the director speaking afterwards, or perhaps in ten years as part of a Damian Lewis retrospective??Spoilers follow...So the film lurches into the madness of Keane's life...and we are seen with him questioning some transit workers about Keane buying some tickets weeks/months ago for his missing daughter. This just seemed implausible to me, already this ground would have been covered by Keane and the police and others...So right off the bat, I'm thinking that Keane is an untrustworthy guide for the story, but then he has some sort of news clipping he presses out. The film is confused, the main character moreso.His confusion however just seems to deepen, further alienating the audience from connecting with him. Thus his demons never become our own, we are shown no snapshots of him and his daughter (or estranged wife?) beforehand...his demons just serve as a barrier between us and him.And really he is all we've got in this film. So while others have praised the portrayal of madness/anguish/illness, for me it was shown as something so separate, so removed that it kept me at a distance from the film. I tend to think most mental illness, from Tourettes to schizophrenia is something that resides in us all in trace amounts, but in some unfortunate souls gets amplified out of control. Even then, there are likely good and bad days...and the illness has its phases.I guess we get a touch of that here, but really it seemed like just one eye in the hurricane...with the introduction of the doppledaughter as portrayed by the rather busy as of late, young miss Abigail Breslin. Even then, there is a strong undercurrent of tension as she is entrusted to our untrusty guide for a day and more some. You know shower scenes and movies have a bit of a charged path. ;>Anyways, I can guess that the statement here is that kids are abandoned or at risk more often than we know? But that kind of pandering to fear I find more deceptive than disturbing; but definitely guilty on both counts.The only other thing that drew me into the film was the coke-and-poke in a restroom with Tina Holmes (who added an interesting wrinkle to the death rattle of Six Feet Under). Here she is not really used for much, well by the director; her character is used a vessel to perhaps re-create Keane's lost daughter. Or is he just a sex-driven guy with no control...our insight to his malady make this a somewhat interesting scene. But it ends up being a disposable one.Well I'm thinking more about this film after the fact, than I did during. I distinctly remember wondering while Lewis was acting up a storm...and honestly for me too histrionic by half as opposed to others who've championed his work here...but I remember thinking...who was the last major red-haired actor? I wondered if they are less likely to make it big as people are hair-color prejudiced?? I did admire the risk he took, and his effort to carry the film basically on his back.Ultimately for me, this was a less than riveting film...despite its topic and talent. "The Sweet Hereafter" and "The Woodsman" are much more artful and complete films dealing with difficult cases of children in peril.4/10