Lodge Kerrigan's film "Keane"

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absolutely superb. wonderful acting from Damien Lewis and the best child performance i think i've ever seen from Abigail Breslin as the seven year old Kira. the wired, paranoid mood is wonderfully sustained: 75% of the film is a head and shoulders shot of Damien Lewis playing out the inner life of the character. only 2 or 3 scenes tip over into unbelievable.

Kerrigan very subtly sets up sitations where you expect the worst only to confound your expecations and let them play out relatively innocently. i don't want to go into too much detail here for anyone who hasn't seen the film but there could and will be assumptions made that instil a sense of dread in the viewer which kerrigan deftly turns around in a completely non manipulative way.

― jed_ (jed), Thursday, 9 November 2006 19:09 (nineteen years ago)

i haven't seen it yet but i have it waiting at home... now i will!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 9 November 2006 19:13 (nineteen years ago)

my brother-in-law edited it! but i haven't seen it.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 9 November 2006 19:25 (nineteen years ago)

he did a great job!

― jed_ (jed), Thursday, 9 November 2006 19:26 (nineteen years ago)

I saw this, jed. It was good but I don't think I liked it as much as you did.

― Rebel.yell.For.Internet.cakes (nordicskilla), Thursday, 9 November 2006 23:06 (nineteen years ago)

i am happy that jonesy is in it.

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 9 November 2006 23:07 (nineteen years ago)

hi adam!

who is jonesy?

― jed_ (jed), Thursday, 9 November 2006 23:49 (nineteen years ago)

damien lewis played some character named "jonesy" in this terrible stephen king movie once and for some reason i have known him as such ever since.

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 10 November 2006 00:09 (nineteen years ago)

It's proficient, but Kerrigan certainly pushes the first half-hour as hard as he can -- I've never seen a more insistent Begging for an Indie Spirit Award performance than Lewis's at the start. And ultimately it's as sentimental and cliched as a non-handheld white elephant Lost Child melodrama. I was two scenes ahead of most of the second half. Clean, Shaven better.

Also, I'm amazed at Soderbergh's clout at shooting THAT much in the Port Authority Bus Terminal, which I passed through most days of my life between 18 and 30. (I think even PA security would've gotten wise to Keane after a week or two.)

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 13 November 2006 14:45 (nineteen years ago)

(Dreamcatcher)

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 13 November 2006 14:47 (nineteen years ago)

Slight derailment, but Damian Lewis was excellent on Have I Got News For You on Friday.

I would like to see Keane, but I appear to have missed the boat.

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 13 November 2006 14:51 (nineteen years ago)

daver comes thru.

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 13 November 2006 15:14 (nineteen years ago)

you guys heard about this, right?

"Between "Claire Dolan" and "Keane", he directed a feature film titled "In God's Hands", starring Peter Sarsgaard & Maggie Gyllenhall, and executive produced by Steven Soderbergh. Although fully wrapped, the film is never to be shown because of extensive negative damage."

― scott seward (scott seward), Monday, 13 November 2006 15:21 (nineteen years ago)

horrible!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 13 November 2006 15:22 (nineteen years ago)

my friend had a similar thing happen... only the lab actually THREW IT OUT.

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 13 November 2006 15:22 (nineteen years ago)

my bro-in-law was all set to work on that one too and then, yeah, it is horrible. it must take you a while to come back from something like that if you are a director. like a death in the family.

― scott seward (scott seward), Monday, 13 November 2006 15:26 (nineteen years ago)

the lab guy actually called my friend in TEARS. it's one of the only time anyone's heard of that happening... i think he settled for enough $$ to make his next movie, too!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 13 November 2006 15:29 (nineteen years ago)

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