The Edge of Love
The Edge of Love
| 13 March 2009 (USA)
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When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite her joy at seeing Dylan after so many years, Vera is swept off her feet by a dashing officer, William Killick, and finds herself torn between the open adoration of her new found beau and the wily charms of the exotic Welshman.

Reviews
BallWubba Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.
Hulkeasexo it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.
Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
SnoopyStyle It's the blitz over WWII London. Nightclub singer Vera Phillips (Keira Knightley) reunites with old flame poet Dylan Thomas (Matthew Rhys). His unstable wife Caitlin Macnamara (Sienna Miller) joins them. British officer William Killick (Cillian Murphy) is taken with Vera. He eventually gets her to marry him. He leaves for war and she discovers that she's pregnant. She joins Dylan's family in Wales seaside homes. The style leaves the movie feeling artificial. The problem is that it infects the characters' overwrought romances. Everything and everyone feels fake. In the first half, it's hard to watch these great actors putting down big emotional scenes that ultimately don't work. Leaving London does help to strip the movie of its glossy unreality. It allows the emotions to gain true weight. The second half is better but it's not quite enough.
Armand a beautiful film. for landscapes, for the story, for bitter atmosphere, maybe for nuances of acting. a film about past and choices. dark and remembering lost age, seductive for its special branches and useful for discover, again, the force of Keira Knightley art. its virtue - invitation to discover the poetry by Dylan Thomas. or to discover a biographic fragment, exercise really popular at Hollywood of last years. in fact, only a film who seems be another Sunday Gloomy with significant nuances, love story and options story who preserves the flavor of a period and the slices of sentimental adventure, one of definition of freedom in Boem style.
jrivera107 I have a few quibbles with this film. I'll say that the scenes are exceptionally shot, Keira's Welsh accent is amazing, and so is her singing. But the film struck me as being pseudo-historical, more stylistic than mentally stimulating. It was also lacking likable characters. The last part is probably the most significant because the plot revolved around these self indulgent protagonists that rarely had anything meaningful to say, or memorable. This made Edge of Love hard to watch, but still entirely enjoyable. The amount of smoking in this movie was almost comical, but I suppose realistic given the time and circumstances. There was no real "plot" to the movie, though. We catch a glimpse of the slightly eccentric relationship between Keira and Sienna Miller, but never fully understand how they have formed a bit of a sisterhood. Character development was a bit sparse and undercooked for me. Overall, a movie that is certainly eye candy but still not 100% satisfying.
TxMike Dylan Thomas was a poet from Wales. I had heard of him, but knew nothing of him, nor his work. That he died, at age 39 while on a USA tour, was a surprise. In general I have a very low opinion of poets who simply view their vocation in life as a poet. So to me Dylan Thomas was not a productive member of society. When I was 20 and in college 43 years ago I wrote this poem, and it sums up my feeling:"To write a poem is hard indeed, agreed? <> To think great thoughts, a might task, <> So why should I presume to ask, <> Simple folk my simple poem to read?"But all that aside, I enjoyed this movie. The three main actors created interesting roles. The movie is based on real people, but I gather that most of the situations and dialog are fictional.Keira Knightley is Vera Phillips, friends with Dylan Thomas from their youth. Even though he eventually marries someone else, he never seems to lose his fascination with Vera, who aspires to be a professional singer.The movie is set during the war in the 1940s and some scenes are of Vera singing to huddled Londoners seeking shelter in the tunnels below the city. To her credit Knightly does all her own singing. Matthew Rhys is Dylan Thomas and Sienna Miller is his wife Caitlin MacNamara.