On The Edge (2001)

excalaber

On The Edge (2001)......Starring Cillian Murphy.

A good representation of Suicide??

MJRS

I liked it. Pretty depressing though. Nice soundtrack. Used to always be on sky movies late at night!

excalaber

do you think it was an accurate representation of the
problem of suicide in Ireland?.......nd did you think
it was a happy or sad ending?

MJRS

excalaber wrote: »

do you think it was an accurate representation of the
problem of suicide in Ireland?.......nd did you think
it was a happy or sad ending?

I don't know much about the problem of suicide in Ireland, so I couldn't really say whether or not it was accurate, but it was a fictional movie which didn't seem to be going for much realism, so I can't imagine it was that accurate.

I thought it was a happy ending. Was that not the point?

Is this for an essay or something?

Mickeroo

Couldn't tell you how accurate it was but didn't think it seemed all that realistic tbh. Was a good movie but definitley not what you'd call gritty realism.

excalaber

sort of yeah........thanks for your reply!!

excalaber

Mickeroo wrote: »

Couldn't tell you how accurate it was but didn't think it seemed all that realistic tbh. Was a good movie but definitley not what you'd call gritty realism.

why didnt you think it was realistic?
most of the warning signs of suicidal behavior are substance abuse and
erratic dangerous behavior...ie.Cillian Murphy's character.

phasers

Do your own homework!

Nolanger

That movie sunk like a stone in the States. :rolleyes: Tell your lecturer you have no interest in sh-t Irish movies!

MJRS

Nolanger wrote: »

That movie sunk like a stone in the States. :rolleyes: Tell your lecturer you have no interest in sh-t Irish movies!

You can't say it was **** because it was unsuccessful... Look at Donnie Darko for example.

phasers

Success in America = A good movie?

reported for trolling

Mickeroo

excalaber wrote: »

why didnt you think it was realistic?
most of the warning signs of suicidal behavior are substance abuse and
erratic dangerous behavior...ie.Cillian Murphy's character.

The film was too light hearted, too slight for a movie about suicide i thought, it was funny in places and it had the trendy soundtrack at the time. It was grand but it lacked any real impact.

fillefatale

I saw this on rte last year and I couldn't watch the end of it, twas appalling! Like the director threw in all these great songs at every bloody opportunity to conceal the thin, clichéd plot. awful awful awful!!

excalaber

fillefatale wrote: »

I saw this on rte last year and I couldn't watch the end of it, twas appalling! Like the director threw in all these great songs at every bloody opportunity to conceal the thin, clichéd plot. awful awful awful!!

can i just ask you fillefatale what you thought was cliched about the film??

Nolanger

Report me all you want. That movie was made for the American market and it flopped. Lots of Yank bands on the soundtrack. Even Jim Sheridan predicted it would win an Oscar FFS

MJRS

Nolanger wrote: »

Report me all you want. That movie was made for the American market and it flopped. Lots of Yank bands on the soundtrack. Even Jim Sheridan predicted it would win an Oscar FFS

Smashing Pumpkins, Frank Black, Burl Ives, who else? More English bands on it than American to be fair. Didn't know it was made for the American market!

Basq

I thought 'On The Edge' was a cracking little film..

.. nothing particularly new but it had a strong enough script and decent performances.

You could do must worse!

fillefatale

excalaber wrote: »

can i just ask you fillefatale what you thought was cliched about the film??

the rebellious rock soundtrack, boy meets f*cked up girl, etc. we've seen it before and it wasn't portrayed any differently in this film, by the book, just in an irish setting. that's how i felt.