Movie #233 "Keane" was a very intriguing film. Some might say a bit slow in pace, because for the first 30 minutes you just follow Damian Lewis (a new actor to me, but I guess discovered by Spielburg for his Band of Brothers), as he sleeps off the highway, bathes in a public washroom, talks to himself, and re-enacts some tragedy that occurred (that possibly made him this way?) After a third of the film, little Abigail Breslin and Amy Ryan come cross his path, and you start to wonder how will he react to this? it's like "amber alert" and then you are on pins and needles as you see him interact with the two. The acting is so darn honest that it's like you are watching them and there is no camera. Very real, and at times scary. It had a powerful ending so the pay off at the end worked for me. I'm surprised Netflix thought I'd only give it a 2 because they were wrong this time. The motivates to now begin to check out the ones netflix has dubbed unworthy to watch to see if I don't have the same reaction. I've been going through my queue and streaming the ones that have rated 4 or above. Anyway, this is a wonderful study of mental illness and the life of the homeless (although he rents a motel room on a daily basis when he has the money). It's sad and emotional and very real.
Average rating: 2.482
I gave it 4 stars
Keane
(2004) R
After losing his daughter in a Port Authority bus terminal, distraught New York father William Keane (Damian Lewis) befriends Lynn Bedik (Amy Ryan) and her 7-year-old daughter, Kira (Abigail Breslin) -- but can he really be trusted? Keane uses alcohol and drugs to numb his pain, but Kira helps him break through his haze and open his heart to new possibilities. There's just one catch: Keane's daughter may have never existed at all.
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