
On a beautiful cloudless day a young couple celebrate their reunion with a picnic. Joe has planned a postcard-perfect afternoon in the English countryside with his partner, Claire. But as Joe and Claire prepare to open a bottle of champagne, their idyll comes to an abrupt end. A hot air balloon drifts into the field, obviously in trouble. The pilot catches his leg in the anchor rope, while the only passenger, a boy, is too scared to jump down. Joe and three other men rush to ... (Full plot summary below)
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On a beautiful cloudless day a young couple celebrate their reunion with a picnic. Joe has planned a postcard-perfect afternoon in the English countryside with his partner, Claire. But as Joe and Claire prepare to open a bottle of champagne, their idyll comes to an abrupt end. A hot air balloon drifts into the field, obviously in trouble. The pilot catches his leg in the anchor rope, while the only passenger, a boy, is too scared to jump down. Joe and three other men rush to secure the basket. Just as they secure the balloon, the wind rushes into the field, and at once the rescuers are airborne. Joe manages to drop to the ground, as do most of his companions, but one man is lifted skywards. As Joe, Claire and the other rescuers watch this strangely beautiful sight, they see the man fall to his death. Recalling the day's events at dinner with his friends Robin and Rachel, Joe reveals the impact the accident has had on his battered psyche. Ironically the balloon eventually lands safely, the boy unscathed. But fate has far more unpleasant things in store for Joe. Going to retrieve the body of the fallen man with fellow rescuer Jed Parry, for example, turns out to be a very bad move. Jed feels an instant connection with Joe--one that, as the weeks go by, becomes ever more intense.
Leave your thoughts about Enduring Love.
| Sympatico.caAngela BaldassarreAn intelligent albeit creepy adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel, film excels beautifully thanks to some solid performances and a heady script.** |
| Nick's Flick PicksNick DavisWholly absorbing... subtly trapping us in the perspective of a beleaguered protagonist, who himself is trapped in an inchoate state of grief and fantasy. |
| Denver Rocky Mountain NewsRobert DenersteinIt's not entirely satisfying, but it's too intriguing to dismiss. |
| Hollywood ReporterLuke SaderDaniel Craig, in his meatiest film role to date, delivers his usual incisive performance, even if this intimate drama of contemporary Londoners pushes the boundaries of credibility. |
| BBC.comNev PierceAn intelligent and gripping dramatic thriller, Enduring Love is a real rarity: a film better than the book it's adapted from. |
| Film Freak CentralWalter ChawA statement of at once how little the world cares and how much we want it to. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumWhat blows us away is the power of Ifans' moist puppy eyes and chilling smile as a true believer undeterred by reality. |
| Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionSteve MurrayPenhall's screenplay captures the emotional isolation that grips people touched by cataclysm. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIf you don't compare it with the novel, it's one of the season's better films. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertMost movies remain at the top level of action: They are about what happens. A few consider the meaning of what happened, and even fewer deal with the fact that we have a choice, some of the time, about what happens and what we do about it. |