Keane (2004)

Featured Audience Ratings

• xGary X

  
  A father who had his 7 year old daughter abducted roams the streets obsessively retracing his steps, consumed by guilt and self loathing. Sunshine and lollipops, Keane is not. It's an intense character study of a man whose life has been destroyed by a tragic event, leaving him a… More
  A father who had his 7 year old daughter abducted roams the streets obsessively retracing his steps, consumed by guilt and self loathing. Sunshine and lollipops, Keane is not. It's an intense character study of a man whose life has been destroyed by a tragic event, leaving him a mentally ill piece of emotional wreckage, unable to cope with the memories of what has happened. Damian Lewis puts in an amazing performance, especially since the camera never leaves his side for the entire duration of the film and it's an extremely worthy and intelligent piece of film making. Enjoyable it is not, however. The experience is a little like that of Requiem For A Dream; the emotional time bomb was a bit like the anticipation of having a large plaster ripped off a particularly hairy area, or waiting in line at school for a painful injection. It's an extremely intense and creditable experiment that will probably make you a little less judgemental when seeing a "crazy person" on the street, but I sure as hell wouldn't take a date to go and see it...

• Luke B

  
  Kerrigan explores some darker parts of the mind as Lewis searches for his missing daughter. The realistic way in which Kerrigan shoots has the film covered by an uncomfortable sense of dread. Lewis gives the performance of a lifetime, rarely off-screen, and often acting against… More
  Kerrigan explores some darker parts of the mind as Lewis searches for his missing daughter. The realistic way in which Kerrigan shoots has the film covered by an uncomfortable sense of dread. Lewis gives the performance of a lifetime, rarely off-screen, and often acting against himself, Lewis captures the desperation and tragedy, as well as the flaws that any human has. Breslin gives another example of why she will become one of the world's greatest actresses and Ryan continues to impress. Every role is played with subtlety, and there's no non-digetic music to intrude on proceedings. A little bit of wonderful, delivered at a thoughtful pace.

• Anthony L

  
  Well directed by Lodge Kerrigan with some brilliant acting by Damian Lewis who really steals the show with a very powerful performance & Abigail Breslin who is excellent at such a young age. Unfortunately, all the initial suspense and intrigue that this film starts with soon… More
  Well directed by Lodge Kerrigan with some brilliant acting by Damian Lewis who really steals the show with a very powerful performance & Abigail Breslin who is excellent at such a young age. Unfortunately, all the initial suspense and intrigue that this film starts with soon descends into boredom as the story goes out the window and what could have been good at 20 minutes long, seems like an eternity at 90 minutes. A real shame!

• Nicki M

  
  Good, but very slow and I don't think a film for everyone. I liked it, but it was hard going at times and I did expect something a little more dramatic for the ending, Also I would have liked a little more explanation as to what actually happened to his daughter, (though I… More
  Good, but very slow and I don't think a film for everyone. I liked it, but it was hard going at times and I did expect something a little more dramatic for the ending, Also I would have liked a little more explanation as to what actually happened to his daughter, (though I guess you can pretty much figure his ex had her snatched to get her away from him and his crazy behaviour). Abigail Breslin is awkwardly cute, and Damian Lewis plays the mentally ill Keane very convincingly. Worth a look.

• Arash X

  
  A masterpiece, Ofcourse if you're looking for another typical ejoyable feel-good interpretation of mental disorder filled with trite sentimentalism this is not a movie for you, Keane is a realistic & touching movie that forces you to feel the character's pain, isolation… More
  A masterpiece, Ofcourse if you're looking for another typical ejoyable feel-good interpretation of mental disorder filled with trite sentimentalism this is not a movie for you, Keane is a realistic & touching movie that forces you to feel the character's pain, isolation & desperation, & Damian Lewis's performance is nothing short of phenomenal, I can't wait to see Clean, Shaven and Claire Dolan

• paul s

  
  An interesting look into mental illness and paranoia. Many reviewers have called this a triumph and a fantastic acting job by the lead - but from my seat it was all quirks and mannerisms that weren't so much "acting" as it was following the dictation of the script.… More
  An interesting look into mental illness and paranoia. Many reviewers have called this a triumph and a fantastic acting job by the lead - but from my seat it was all quirks and mannerisms that weren't so much "acting" as it was following the dictation of the script. The real acting came from the little girl who managed to come off as incredibly sweet. The synopsis would have you believe that the main charactors' daughter had been abducted at the port authority, but I saw that as simply a part of his psychosis. It was interesting that in the end he became a part of his own neurosis, but there were so many strange and dark moments where nothing happened other than more odd looks and grimaces from the lead - I suppose that was to further sink you into his world, but it was way too much for my taste. Further the apparent cash situation - he seemed to flow money whenever the script called for it, and I suppose you could explain it by the cashing of his govmt check, but that check must have been a fortune! Then you pair that with his lame attempts at procurring a job - the juxtaposition just didn't work for me. I also found it quite disturbing that the mother would allow him to pick her child up at school and then be her nanny for the night when she hardly knew him, and in their first encounter she seemed street smart enough to be suspicious. To be honest, the first three quarters of the film really dragged, and it was only from the point where he engages the young girl did the film come to life - the scene at the rec center where he tries to fight his paranoia was touching, as was the entire scene at the end, back inside the port authority. I just wish the first 3/4 of the film could have been tighter and as moving.

• Christopher M

  
  Personally, I really loved this film. It wasted no time with niceties - taking us right into the fray with the main character William Keane (Damian Lewis) frantically asking at a ticket counter about his missing daughter and it takes us right out of the action when the film is over.… More
  Personally, I really loved this film. It wasted no time with niceties - taking us right into the fray with the main character William Keane (Damian Lewis) frantically asking at a ticket counter about his missing daughter and it takes us right out of the action when the film is over. This isn't a typical Hollywood-style film at all and that's one of the things I enjoyed about it - 95% of the time the camera is trained on Lewis, usually from a close-up of following side angle. While most people might not like this sort of thing I loved it because it allowed me to focus carefully on Lewis, because his work here in phenomenal. The only other thing I saw him in yet was Dreamcatcher - and though that was a very mediocre film I could tell Lewis has talent in that, and he was definitely the most enjoyable thing about it. This success or failure of this film depended entirely on his performance and he did very, very well. He very much did not give the type of performance you would expect from most actors, it was very contained and (true to his very unstable, schizophrenic character) I felt that he could explode at any second, much like someone like Klaus Kinski. He never did explode though, which was a wise acting choice (or directing choice, probably both). It was nice to see some of Abigail Breslin's earlier work here, if this film is why she was chosen for Little Miss Sunshine I can see why, she's one of the best child actors in quite some time. This is a very no-frills, well constructed, unconventional film that I'd recommend for anyone looking for something a little different from an American director.

• Walter M

  
  [font=Century Gothic]Written and directed by Lodge Kerrigan, "Keane" is not an easy movie to watch, especially considering it is focused on a broken man, William Keane(Damian Lewis, giving an intense performance), who canvasses the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York… More
  [font=Century Gothic]Written and directed by Lodge Kerrigan, "Keane" is not an easy movie to watch, especially considering it is focused on a broken man, William Keane(Damian Lewis, giving an intense performance), who canvasses the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City, looking for someone who knows anything about his daughter, who was abducted there several months previously. At other times, he uses alcohol and cocaine to try to ease the pain.[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]In fact, Keane is in every scene of the movie and he can be overbearing at times, but eventually the movie finds a rhythm and a plotline does emerge.(Once the movie was over, I was able to gain some perspective on what was going on.) Overall, it is quite unpredictable and has a very natural feel to it. [/font]

• Logan G

  
  Disturbing, yet thought provoking, it was hardly bearable in all the right kind of ways.

• Ed Fucking H

  
  A really good, low-key. gritty and realistic portrait of a schizophrenic man attempting to locate his aducted daughter. The film follows William Keane, played excellently by Damian Lewis, through various bars, hotel rooms and bathrooms. He drinks lotsa beers, snorts coke, gets into… More
  A really good, low-key. gritty and realistic portrait of a schizophrenic man attempting to locate his aducted daughter. The film follows William Keane, played excellently by Damian Lewis, through various bars, hotel rooms and bathrooms. He drinks lotsa beers, snorts coke, gets into fights and has casual sexual encounters along the way, until he meets a a women and her daughter and decides to help them pay for their hotel room. A relationship builds between these three characters and we begin to question the reality of Keanes daughter. The performances are really good all around and the tone is gritty and always believable. The pace is very slow and as such will not appeal to all audiences, but if you want to see something that is downbeat and realistic you could do alot worse. Recommended.

• Chris M

  
  Keane fails to produce anything that is actually worth watching in my opinion. This would seem to be more of a movie for an audience that are into this type of slow drama.

Read all 11 featured audience ratings