The Ballad of Jack and Rose

Name: The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Genre: Drama
Released: March 25, 2005
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 59
Cast: Camilla Belle, Catherine Keener, Daniel Day-Lewis

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IFC Films | Release Date: March 25, 2005 | R

Starring: Camilla Belle, Catherine Keener, Daniel Day-Lewis

Summary: A powerful and poetic feature about a man (Daniel Day-Lewis) who has cut himself off from the world that refuses to live up to his ideals, and a young girl's sensual coming-of-age. [IFC Films]

Director: Rebecca Miller

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 112 min

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Miller's theme is innocence, the loss of it, and the reclamation of equanimity in the face of that loss, and the music she makes is haunting. Read full review

David Ansen

Day-Lewis, who imbues Jack with a ravaged, Keith Richards charisma, is once again extraordinary. Read full review

David Sterritt

Smart and engrossing, if too heavy on the symbolism at times. Read full review

Kyle Smith

If one enjoyed manufacturing symbols as much as Miller, one might speculate that Rose is Rebecca Miller, aching to be her own artist, and Jack is Arthur. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

Well-wrought individual scenes and sharply focused acting provide Rebecca Miller's third feature with a measure of gravity, but too much abrupt, even melodramatic behavior and undigested psychological matter leave nagging dissatisfactions. Read full review

Andrew O'Hehir

I feel prodigious emotion underneath the pretty, preserved features of The Ballad of Jack and Rose, channeled into a vehicle that's a half-successful imitation of "You Can Count on Me" or "In the Bedroom." Read full review

Keith Phipps

Some good Bob Dylan songs are called in to underline the big moments, but end up eclipsing them instead. There's more drama and insight in a snippet of "One More Cup Of Coffee" than the entirety of Jack & Rose. Read full review

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AmurabiM.

Aug 16, 2006

Charged of forced symbolism, the third feature of Rebecca Miller feels a little bit contradictorial. Yes, we have a Oedipal story (in this case, an Electra Complex) with a little twisted, provoking and dsiturbing touch. We have the idea of a metaphor of love between fathers and daughters Charged of forced symbolism, the third feature of Rebecca Miller feels a little bit contradictorial. Yes, we have a Oedipal story (in this case, an Electra Complex) with a little twisted, provoking and dsiturbing touch. We have the idea of a metaphor of love between fathers and daughters and the reactions in front a change. But we have too, some kind of pretentiousness; a kind of artistic snobism and some indie cliches. Rebecca Miller have the sense to use some great actors (including Jena Malone, Jason Lee and Paul Dano) to make the story believable and real. The trouble comes with the sense of the script, thet looks a little bit self conscious of its pomp and arrogance. We enjoy the pace, yes, but we feel a little bit saturated of intelectualism as a trick to cover the flaws of the narrative. In a general sense, regular.… Expand

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Apemonkey666

Mar 31, 2013

The acting by über method actor Lewis and Belle is very believable, but the story of these somewhat hippy-like nature people was difficult to identify with for me personaly. This fact also made it feel longer than the 107 mins it lasts. It's a good movie for the right kind of people, butThe acting by über method actor Lewis and Belle is very believable, but the story of these somewhat hippy-like nature people was difficult to identify with for me personaly. This fact also made it feel longer than the 107 mins it lasts. It's a good movie for the right kind of people, but just not for me … Expand

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