Movie #349 ........................."Enduring Love"

Movie #349 "Enduring Love" was a bit of a surprise for me. Though not rated a 5 to me because it seemed a tad long in the middle, I found it quite a good thriller with a rewarding ending. It was well acted with Daniel Craig and Rhys Ifans playing totally different roles from what I know them from (Craig for James Bond, Ifans for the underwear guy in "Notting Hill"), and Samantha Morton doing her always good thing! It opens with a sequence that deserves to be shown in a film class because it is THAT good, and the rest of the movie is quite Hitchcockian (and I don't usually say that because to me Hitchcock put an indelible stamp on all his films so he isn't easily copied). In a Hitchcock way, the director (who happens to be Morning Glory's director (a film I saw yesterday) was able to keep you watching while only really dealing with the psyche (you don't need car chases or dead bodies to keep some of us interested) Nice framed shots, good editing, excellent music to set mood, symbolism set up with props, and a tight chase scene that steers the audience very expertly into the very exciting closing scene. It's got that voyeuristic pov of the camera that seemed a lot to me like "Rear Window" (which is a huge compliment for me to say, because "Rear Window" is one of my very favorite films of his). So now I recommend two of this director's movies and I intend to look up some others --- he evidently likes to work with the same people because he worked with Ifans in "NottingHill" and Craig in "The Mother," another film of his. I plan to investigate further because I like his directing so far. ("Nottinghill" has always been one of my favorite romantic comedies)






Average rating: 2.856
I gave this movie 4 stars
Enduring Love
(2004) R
Joe's (Daniel Craig) placid, circumspect life is thrown wildly off kilter when he becomes the target of another man's obsession after witnessing a horrific hot-air balloon accident and attempting to rescue its passengers. This harrowing drama also stars Samantha Morton, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy and Alexandra Aitken. Roger Michell (Notting Hill) directs from his own script, an adaptation of the novel by Ian McEwan.

Genre:Dramas Based on the Book, Indie Dramas, Mystery
This movie is:Suspenseful, Dark
Format:DVD and streaming