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Summary: A once in a lifetime performance by Bill Murray.
Review: A Majestic soundtrack and stunning cimematogrophy give Bill Murray all he needs to turn in one of the greatest performances of his career. The Razor's Edge is the story of one man's life and his search for the true meaning of being alive. Sacrifice and shameless integrity are among the lessons that Larry Darrell learns along the road as he follows the common man's path to to self actualization. If there were more stars available I would gladly award them to this little known film.
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Summary: Murray transcends the tranditional leading role
Review: I have watched this movie alone on countless evenings, when I needed to think about my place in the world. This is a strange movie. Sometimes Bill Murray's dry delivery of the dialogue makes him appear strangely alien in the extreme and harsh world Maughan paints around him. Still, Murray is very aware of what the movie requires from his performance. It's rare to see a movie where the lead character trancends even the desire for acceptance or revenge. I think that's the beauty of this movie. Larry Darrell does find his answers and by those answers he is transformed. He leaves America in a fit of angry rejection and returns to heal his friends. Rarely in our era of movies does a character grow beyond he problems he's faced with. Typically a modern character is presented with something that he gains the ability to physically crush or destroy by the end of the movie. Argue all you like; that's my opinion of American cinema. You will be unable to argue that Murray's character is the same character in the beginning of the movie that he is by it's resolution. The movie stays true to itself and that's why i love it. The movie also featured a dangerous departure from the Maughan novel with the introduction of Sophie, aka Theresa Russell, as a love interest. This departure eventually becomes one the movies strongest points. Had Murray's character not conquered the loss of Sophie the way Sophie failed to conquer the loss of her husband, then the movie would not have been so powerful to me. As it is, the movie shows that deep self-knowledge can allow for forgiveness and understanding in any circumstance.
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Summary: Fabulous!
Review: I've seen several thousand movies in my 57 years, this one remains my favorite.
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Summary: Bill Murry can act and a class act it is, Well Done!!
Review: Bill Murry, usally noted for his jokes and cut up hummor, shows off some of the true actors craft in this modern rendition of Sumerset Maughms classic. The main chacter stuggles with life, love money and a bit of reality. The search for the true meaning of life shows Murrys talent as he becomes "every man" in the search.Set in Paris, India,and WWI France. A well done film that was over shadowed by others in its time (Out of Africa, A Passage to India) If you liked them, you'll like this.
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Summary: See it once and love it for a lifetime
Review: The Razor's Edge is a movie adaptation of the book by W Sommerset Maugham. At first I was very skeptical about the making a movie from one of my all time favorite authors. After all, attempts at making a movie from another of his works Of Human Bondage couldnt compare with the emotional impact the book has. This portrayal though was not only well done, but it also conveyed the life changes that the hero Larry Darryl underwent as he took advantage of his "Second chance in life". I do in fact think that the authors message of how hard it is to find happiness is well represented in this adaptation. Bill Murray does walk the razor's edge and in doing so takes us with him and we have a glimpse of his inner peace he ultimately obtains. I would recommend watching this movie and see if you can develop your own inner truths.
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Summary: Inspired me to travel the world!
Review: Bill is brilliant and plays the role of Larry Darrel as Maugham intended in his original screenplay.
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Summary: Bill Murray pulls off a non-comedic role with style
Review: One of my favorite movies by Bill Murray. It's not a comedy, but he is able to bring some of his comedic talents to the role in more subtle ways. An excellent movie for those grappling with the meaning of life themselves and their place in the world. Murray, in his world-wide quest, finds happiness in the most unlikely of places and realizes that he has found peace whereas his old friends have found only misery and disappointment by pinning all their hopes and dreams on wealth.
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Summary: One of my favorites. Murray and Russell lived their roles.
Review: One of my all time favorite films. Better than the book, better than the original movie. Bill Murray lived his role as did Teresa Russell. Watch his face and body movements when he says: "You just don't get it - it doesn't matter." Wonderful, wonderful message with a superb delivery.
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Summary: A Quest for Wisdom
Review: There's no need to go into a long synopsis of this movie, or to analyze Bill Murray's performance. This is a movie about a regular guy that suddenly has his world shattered, and so he sets off on a quest for wisdom. As for Murray's portrayal of the central role, Larry Darell, I thought it was perfectly fitting that a man most of us see as a kind of big-hearted clown is here cast as a spiritual adventurer. After all, must these two types by very different from each other? The movie works very well if you don't try to typecast Murray or go into the story with preconceptions about what kind of character Larry Darell is supposed to be. In fact, a big message in the story is about not being trapped by preconceptions about the way things are "supposed to be". Some of the images in this movie are stunning, and there are times when I get the feeling that I'm looking at one of those Asian landscape paintings in which the tiny figure of a man sits in silent meditation among great mountains, a broad sky, and placid valleys. Without beating you over the head with it, the camera work constantly reminds you that life is bigger than you and that the world is full of wonders. The story reminds us that such wonders can be either beautiful or ugly, with many of them being both at the same time. The reason I don't give it 5 stars? It left a lot of character development unaddressed, and the viewer simply had to fill in the blanks for many of Larry's challenges and realizations. If you don't find it tugging at your heart, and if you don't find yourself solemnly nodding at some of its poignant observations about life, and then laughing at some folly we all share, then it's not due the movie's shortcomings.
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Summary: Excellent thought stimulator
Review: "I worked in a coal mine to come here (India)"
"A coal mine? What was the intention?"
"I told you, to earn the money to come here."
" No, that was the reason, but what was the intention? For work that has no intention is not work at all, it is simply and empty motion".
This movie will make you think and wonder about your own life and your own choices. Is what I am doing adding any value to human existence? Are my actions simply "reasons" or are there "intentions" driving them that bring about growth and forward motion of existence?
A very powerful movie indeed.
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