Edge of the World

Edge of the World might work as an ode to bygone swashbuckling classics, but Brooke deserves a much more nuanced biopic.

While it might not knock it out of the park, "Edge of the World" is still a very solid watch if a little slow-going and might also just inspire you to revisit some of the classics its indebted to which is its own small triumph.

If the film can't help but feel like a relic from a bygone era, that's ultimately part of its appeal - the sun may have finally set on the British Empire, but at least it hasn't yet set on this mode of storytelling.

Epic in every way. Too bad it doesn't quite work.

"Edge of the World" plugs its narrative gaps with corn and cliché.

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Despite the best efforts of the cast, Edge of the World rarely rises above a surface-level exploration of an iconoclastic, non-traditional English adventurer.

The film [is] an unbalanced mix of narrative clichés and simplistic action-adventure dramatics that proves absolutely enervating.

The protagonist here is a mindful one that contrarily presents respectful intentions, and that's rare across the usually negative gamut of colonization stories.

Nevertheless, it is beautifully shot in authentic locations, and Meyers's Apocalypse Now-like narration illuminates Brooke's struggle to balance the staggering beauty and the bloody savagery of his private kingdom.