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Enduring Love (2004)

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Reviews Counted:93

Fresh:56

Rotten:37

Average Rating:6.3/10

Rated: 15 [See Full Rating] for language, some violence and a disturbing image

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:26-11-2004

Synopsis: Joe Rose has planned an intimate picnic in the English countryside with his girlfriend Claire (Samantha Morton). The afternoon is meant to be special; he has brought wine and a ring…he is about to... Joe Rose has planned an intimate picnic in the English countryside with his girlfriend Claire (Samantha Morton). The afternoon is meant to be special; he has brought wine and a ring…he is about to propose. The afternoon is suddenly interrupted when a hot-air balloon plunges from the sky - a young boy trapped within its basket. Joe and three other men instinctually run to the rescue. Yet in their attempt to save the child and pull the sky-bound balloon to the ground, one of the men meets a spectacular and totally unpredictable death. Determined to understand what happened to cause this tragedy, Joe returns to his life as a rational, scientific-minded professor. Yet he cannot escape constant thoughts of the balloon incident. Unexpectedly, he receives a call from one of the other rescuers, Jed Parry (Rhys Ifans), who expresses an urgent need to meet with him. An intense and brooding soul, Jed insists that he and Joe have shared a powerful moment together and that, as he puts it, "something has passed between them." Joe is perplexed by the suggestion and he simply dismisses it as the ramblings of a man trying to cope with the emotional stress of what happened. Yet Jed will not be dismissed. Instead, he insinuates himself deeper and deeper into Joe's life, bit by bit, showing up at odd moments and then shadowing him with a persistent desperation Joe cannot understand or escape. Soon, the neatly ordered life that Joe has so carefully created for himself begins to rupture at the seams. He is consumed by dread every time the phone rings or he looks out the window, fearful it will be Jed. As Jed's obsession grows more and more powerful, it turns increasingly ominous. It begins to threaten Joe's relationship with Claire. How can Joe reconcile the passion in his own heart with the passion that has brought a madman to his doorstep? His beliefs shaken to the core, Joe is driven to the brink of madness and murder himself, as he is forced to confront the mystery not only of what happened at the picnic, but of love, faith and forgiveness. Based on the acclaimed novel by Ian McEwan, ENDURING LOVE is a psychological suspense thriller about how fate shapes our relationships, how accidents can change our lives and how meaning is unravelled from sheer chaos. The film is directed by Roger Michell (The Mother, Changing Lanes, Notting Hill) and written by award-winning playwright Joe Penhall. Produced by Kevin Loader, the film stars Daniel Craig, Rhys Ifans, Samantha Morton, Bill Nighy, Andrew Lincoln, Helen McRory and Susan Lynch. -- © Paramount Classics [More]

Starring: Daniel Craig, Rhys Ifans, Samantha Morton, Bill Nighy

Starring: Daniel Craig, Rhys Ifans, Samantha Morton, Bill Nighy, Andrew Lincoln, Susan Lynch

Director: Roger Michell

Director: Roger Michell
Screenwriter: Joe Penhall
Producer: Kevin Loader
Composer: Jeremy Sams
Studio: Paramount Classics

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Worth the admission price if only for the stunning opening sequence but after that there's little to shout about.

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11/28/04
Joe Utichi
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus

An intelligent and gripping dramatic thriller, Enduring Love is a real rarity: a film better than the book it's adapted from.

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11/23/04
Nev Pierce
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10/30/04
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
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A delicate story, intricately balancing its characters on a knife-edge of compassion and obsession

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10/06/04
Rich Cline
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If you don't have the range to play anything other than the same sort of comedic role as an over-the-top human oddity, maybe you shouldn't try to ply your trade as a dramatic actor.

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08/01/07
Kam Williams
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05/13/05
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Daniel Craig gives a solid performance in the tradition of Hitchcock’s wrong men.

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04/13/05
Mark Pfeiffer
Mark Pfeiffer
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

A tale of obsession with less hot air than your average thriller.

Full Review Source: Movie Gazette | comment Comment
04/09/05
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Movie Gazette

'Enduring Love' -- at least until its final 20 minutes -- is considerably more intelligent and less sensationalistic than most thrillers of this type.

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04/07/05
James Sanford
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01/24/05
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

The notion that being stalked can lead to a spiritual rebirth is pretty goofy, but Enduring Love is skillful enough to make it seem like a reasonable proposition.

Full Review Source: Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada) | comment Comment
01/04/05
Paul Matwychuk
Paul Matwychuk
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

An iconoclastic meditation on human devotion that might as easily be condemning its titular emotion as lauding it.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
12/21/04
Steve Schneider
Steve Schneider
Orlando Weekly

It's a genuinely intriguing thriller and a mystery with a most rewarding conclusion.

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12/17/04
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

A fatal lack of character development dooms Enduring Love as little more than a fleeting curiosity.

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12/10/04
Connie Ogle
Connie Ogle
Miami Herald

Wholly absorbing... subtly trapping us in the perspective of a beleaguered protagonist, who himself is trapped in an inchoate state of grief and fantasy.

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12/05/04
Nick Davis
Nick Davis
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Love is a delicate thing, and identity even more so. Enduring Love breathtakingly tears both asunder to find them anew...it is, in a word, exquisite.

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12/05/04
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