Belle is equally good, proving that she's a real movie star in the making - there's a sort of feral energy to Rose that's genuinely scary and disturbingly unpredictable.
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03/30/06
The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
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Reviews Counted:107
Fresh:49
Rotten:58
Average Rating:5.6/10
Consensus: Heavy on the symbolism and overly contrived.
Theatrical Release:31-03-2006
Synopsis: Writer-director Rebecca Miller's third film (following ANGELA and PERSONAL VELOCITY) is a powerful, poignant drama about a father and daughter living on their own on the outskirts of nowhere, just... [More]
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Camilla Belle, Catherine Keener, Paul Dano
Director: Rebecca Miller
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03/31/06
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06/24/06
Top CriticDull, pointless film that grows increasingly out-of-control due to Miller's contrived script. Day-Lewis turns in his usual brooding performance that somehow passes for genius.
03/31/05
The whole story feels like an exercise in manufactured emotion, tortured contrivance, narrative shortcutting and easy morality.
03/24/05
Rebecca Miller is no tragedian like her dad. She’s a lyrical poet with an elliptical turn of mind...despite moments of beauty and mystery, ultimately it’s a muddle.
03/29/05
Deep, rich and altogether satisfying.
03/25/05
Performances are exceptional in this melodramatic film from the daughter of Arthur Miller.
04/22/05
A tune that humorlessly circles back in on itself, sounding seductive in parts but leaving dissatisfaction in its wake.
04/03/05
A fable of the end of innocence, complete with such symbols of paradise lost as a snake (a fugitive copperhead) and a toppled playhouse.
05/13/05
The plot of The Ballad of Jack and Rose relies overmuch on contrivances, but the viewer ends up liking the characters enough that it's hard not to forgive such narrative hiccups.
03/24/05
There is something garish about watching a father and daughter struggle with the snake of incest in their ill-advised Garden of Eden.
03/25/05
Doesn't seem to know what it wants to be, and that's right down to its artificial-feeling ending.
04/22/05
The appeal of the piece is limited; the telling of it is accomplished
04/11/05
A bold and compelling film that explores the passionate connection between a fiery idealist and his sixteen-year old daughter.
03/23/05
Generally it works, thanks to the terrific performances.
05/13/05
It's somehow out of sync with its own rhythms and moods, thus its impact is much slighter than might be expected from an idea approached with intelligence and insight by Rebecca Miller and conveyed by as talented a clutch of actors.
04/02/05
Miller freely uses the unusual as an allegory for the most usual of subjects: parentage and the rocky path from childhood to adulthood.
03/25/05
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