When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite her joy at seeing Dylan after so many years, Vera is swept off her feet by a dashing officer, William Killick, and finds herself torn between the open adoration of her new found beau and the wily charms of the exotic Welshman.
The movie makes for an engaging enough period piece.
– Kyle Smith,
New York Post,
20 Mar 2009
rotten:
For all its vivid evocation of its characters' tomorrow-we-die bonhomie, the film finally never quite convinces viewers of its central subject: the sisterly, almost sapphic bond between Vera and Caitlin.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
20 Mar 2009
rotten:
This may be Knightley's first truly mature performance. Too bad it arrives wrapped in doggerel.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
2 Apr 2009
rotten:
The Edge of Love holds a lot of promise in its first hour and never completely falls apart, but it's ultimately not the movie it might have been.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr 2009
rotten:
The Edge of Love is literate and often lovely to look at, but unless you're requesting an off-key bohemian rhapsody, do not go gentle into that good theater.