SummaryAn intellectual billionaire and two other men struggle to band together and survive after getting stranded in the Alaskan wilderness with a blood-thirsty Kodiak Bear hunting them down.
Directed By:Lee Tamahori
Written By:David Mamet
The Edge
Metascore
Generally Favorable
66
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Generally Favorable
7.2
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
62% Positive
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91
Much of The Edge's success can be credited to Baldwin and Hopkins, who know just how far to push a performance without crossing too far into ham territory.
80
There's no need to worry that Mamet is on foreign territory with this action premise. The Edge succeeds ably in blending his famously acerbic dialogue with nerve-racking adventure scenes.
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Generally Favorable
67% Positive
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Mar 11, 2026
7
Liked this. My only note is for the cheating wife, maybe don't buy your husbands gift and your lovers gift on the same order.
Jul 19, 2025
7
it's amazing, it seems like you understand from the very beginning who will cause problems, but each time he doesn't justify them and you start to believe that everything is fine, it was nice to see this film
75
The Edge isn't particularly deep stuff, but Tamahori isn't a particularly deep filmmaker - he's just really, really good, with an affinity for the natural landscape that comes across brilliantly on screen. [26 Sep 1997, p.03]
70
The Edge's fusion of Mametspeak with a true life adventure remains brawny entertainment, even it it is difficult to take as seriously as the filmmakers intend. But when Bart is on his game, nobody is going to notice anything else.[26 Sep 1997, p.F4]
60
Bart, the bear used in the dramatic attack sequences, gets top billing in the end credit crawl. Which is fair enough, but hardly inspiring.
50
A taut, literate tale of civilized men pitted against implacable nature, encumbered by a meaningless and not especially enticing title.
25
The Edge was written by playwright/filmmaker David Mamet and directed by Lee Tamahori (Once Were Warriors, Mulholland Falls). Both excel at dissecting that complicated beast known as male angst, but both fall flat with this confused misfire that plays as a banal stranded-in-the-wild adventure for grown-ups. [26 Sep 1997, p.4G]
Dec 27, 2024
6
Superb cast, production quality, soundtrack and action focused direction keep a great pace throughout the films runtime. Some of the visual effects and wildlife editing has aged rather poorly now its 2024. Nonetheless its an entertaining if unoriginal survival / action/drama. The screenplay is its weakest element but if you're a fan of the cast or the survival premise then its worth a look.
