2011/02/01

Film Reviews: On The Edge (2001)

 "You can never really know what was going through a person's mind at that exact moment. If they survive, they'll never tell you. If they succeed, all you can do is spend the rest of your life feeling guilty. Your only concern can be for the people they leave behind. They're the ones to look out for."

   Since we all high-school boys and girls are currently on holiday and it's only the beginning of the cold February, the best thing to do is to stay indoors and watch lots of good films, read books and stay online on Facebook. Yes! So, I've come across this (apparently) anonymous film called On the edge, which is set in Ireland, somewhere near Dublin, and gives us the possibility to admire the talent of 3 particular actors: Cillian Murphy, Tricia Vessey and Jonathan Jackson. The film focuses on 3 major themes: suicidal attempts, love and friendship.
   With a plot revolving around such powerful human emotions, you will definitely discover new things about yourself whilst watching the film. The story begins with Jonathan Breech (Cillian Murphy), a 19 year-old boy, who is sent to a psychiatric institution after trying to kill himself. There he meets Rachel (Tricia Vessey) and Toby (Jonathan Jackson) and their friendship sort of develops throughout these 3 months they are required to spend in the hospital. Things sort of complicate when Jonathan falls in love with Rachel and becomes best friends with Toby, who also likes Rachel very much. The story becomes even more interesting when all 3 discover that the reasons for which they are in a mental institution are quite identical. If  Rachel decides upon her loved-one and if this "insane" love triangle can make it to the end, well, watch the film and you shall see.
   For I'm so much into this sort of subjects (mental illnesses, obsessive feelings and stuff), I strongly recommend you to download On the edge and to watch it hundreds of times 'till you finally get what it is really going on behind those sarcastic remarks and intelligent questions. I reckon you will develop some sort of passion for it :-)

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