Wednesday, March 20, 2013

The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)


A father and daughter isolated on an island off the East Coast and living on a once thriving commune grapple with the limits of family and sexuality.

Alternately gripping and bewildering this is -despite having a far-fetched premise - a never  tedious character study thanks to an excellent cast and intelligent direction.

Maltin *1/2: "Pretentious claptrap...Attempt at an ethereal fable is clunky from the word go, despite the presence of such solid actors as Day-Lewis, husband of the film's writer-director."


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