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Thick, tense thriller dealing with mental illness and dark issues surrounding the loss of a child. A young man suffering from schizophrenia struggles to accept the loss of his daughter - taken from a bus terminal. Keane (Damian Lewis) wanders adrift, taking an ostensibly unhealthy interest in others' children, flashing back constantly to the moment his daughter was taken. The film is made in such a way that the viewer is never completely sure if the abduction is real or imagined as the only glimpses we have of it are from inside Keane's head. Along the way he befriends Kira (Abigail Breslin) a young girl whose only dream is to belong to a standard family with a full set of parents and siblings.
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By J. S. Meins
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Keane is a very original film but neither comfortable or particularly enjoyable one to watch. The film opens to silent credits and we are immediately immersed in the world of William Keane...gradually drip fed his story by the mans own frantic whispers and paranoid shouting at strangers. Driven to madness by the abduction of his daughter or suffering from delusion, nothing is particularly clear. The tension throughout is pretty unbearable and his swings from comparative sanity to full on schizophrenic instability seem frighteningly genuine. Damian Lewis is just brilliant as the ghostly Keane haunting the bus stations that changed his life. Lodge Kerigan's ultra oppressive direction adds to the feeling of claustrophobia - as does the utter lack of any musical score. A fantastic exercise in filmmaking and a brilliantly observed piece on mental illness, but it would be hard to class it as entertainment so be warned.
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By Paul Pinn
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Full marks for Damian Lewis's performance in a film where much is not as it seems. Even the tangible starting point for the film remains a mystery - did his daughter get abducted or is it a delusion? Does it matter? Although the acting, script and camerawork are good, and the claustrophobic feel evocative, the pace is at times a little slow. This film is more a portayal of a mentally ill man than a story with a resolution. It's a commercially brave film to have made, and that is probably why it was done on a budget. It sits comfortably alongside such movies as Pi and Eraserhead, or even Santa Sangre.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By Jaybird
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Keane is the story of a man in whose daughter was abducted a year before from a bus station, when she was six. The film follows his search for her and for some peace from his torment. However, as the film progresses it becomes more and more unclear whether his mental disintegration is subsequent to the loss of his daughter, or whether this is one of many terrifying delusions.
Damian Lewis is this film, he is in almost every frame, usually filling the screen with a close up on his face, the landscape is reduced to what you can see around him, adding to the viewer's sense disorientation and fear; like Keane, you never know what is just out of shot.
It is an exceptional performance, totally gripping. There are not many films that evoke empathy with mental illness, rather than sympathy, disgust, voyeuristic fascination or sentimentality. This film succeeds.
It is uncomfortable, it is claustrophobic, but it is a completely extraordinary film, that will haunt you.
Damian Lewis is this film, he is in almost every frame, usually filling the screen with a close up on his face, the landscape is reduced to what you can see around him, adding to the viewer's sense disorientation and fear; like Keane, you never know what is just out of shot.
It is an exceptional performance, totally gripping. There are not many films that evoke empathy with mental illness, rather than sympathy, disgust, voyeuristic fascination or sentimentality. This film succeeds.
It is uncomfortable, it is claustrophobic, but it is a completely extraordinary film, that will haunt you.
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Keane
This is not a very well known film but should be. The story is gripping and Damien Lewis' performance is outstanding. Read more
Published 4 months ago by C. Dolan
4.0 out of 5 stars
Uncomprimising character study.
Keane is a glimpse into the life of a man struggling with the fact that his young daughter had been abducted six months ago. Read more
Published 12 months ago by WAK
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great performance great story
Five stars for Damian Lewis and the scriptwriting. Great direction too.
We need, I need some other films with that quality.
We need, I need some other films with that quality.
Published on 24 Nov 2010 by Bastien Sabine
2.0 out of 5 stars
Am I missing something?
I have been a fan of Damian Lewis since watching Band of Brothers and the sparkling reviews of this film enticed me to purchase what I hoped would be an interesting, thought... Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2009 by L. Fowler
5.0 out of 5 stars
superb and realistic without the gloss
faultless acting from damian lewis taking on the role of a very disturbed character -it is not clear wether his state of mind is a result of his ''loss'' or wether he is genuinly... Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2009 by E. Precious
5.0 out of 5 stars
Acting Masterclass
A grim and disturbing film and not something I would want to watch again in a hurry but Damian Lewis' performance dragged me kicking and screaming through the movie. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2008 by Otto
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb!
If you rent or buy this movie,don't expect the Hollywood treatment that so many films of this nature would have. Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2007 by X-Ray
5.0 out of 5 stars
Touching..
Shot in 32 days for less than $1 million this is a very good movie indeed.
Keane is a haunting film about a man suffering from both schizophrenia and the abduction of... Read more
Keane is a haunting film about a man suffering from both schizophrenia and the abduction of... Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2006 by Charles Wolf
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