The Ballad of Jack and Rose

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The Ballad of Jack and Rose

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Released Mar 25, 2005

1h 51m

Drama

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Jack Slavin (Daniel Day-Lewis) is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose (Camilla Belle), on an isolated island. While Jack fights against developers who wish to build in the area, he also craves more contact with other people. When he invites his girlfriend, Kathleen (Catherine Keener), and her sons, Rodney (Ryan McDonald) and Thaddius (Paul Dano), to move in, Rose is upset. The complicated family dynamics makes things difficult for everyone in the house.

Critics Consensus

Heavy on the symbolism and overly contrived.

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Peter Aspden

Financial Times

So we have the Oscar-winning poet laureate's son wasting his and our time in a flower-power-hangover movie that might have been made 25 years ago, though better, by Hal Ashby.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 7, 2018

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Doesn't succeed in everything it sets out to do, but as a statement about the death rattle of 60s counterculture it's thoughtful and affecting.

Feb 8, 2010

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Belle uses her blank, doll-like beauty to unnerving effect: she has the vulnerability--and the amorality--of an unbroken colt. Keener, who usually plays brittle, angry urban women, has never been so touching.

Nov 1, 2007

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

A sad tale of isolation and love.

Apr 29, 2009

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Brandon Fibbs

BrandonFibbs.com

The Ballad of Jack and Rose, like the community it elucidates, is not perfect. Like the people who try so desperately to make the most of the world in which they live, it is full of flaws, inconsistencies, and shortcomings.

Rated: 5/10

Feb 28, 2008

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Prairie Miller

NY Rock

A disjointed collection of characters whose dysfunctional behavior modes only reinforce the aimlessness of the narrative.

Mar 26, 2007

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Amanda L

I watched this movie to see if I’d have any compassion for the father character, to see if the writer, Rebecca Miller, could summon a level of charity in me despite my life-long disdain of adults who fall into objectifying their own children. Well, she did. For all the flaws in production (yes, the soundtrack is intrusive), the actors really did have a deep and ultimately edifying story to work with. Edifying how? I won’t give that away. And, of course, if for no other reason, watch the movie to see Daniel Day-Lewis play a man battling selfishness for the sake of love.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/13/24

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Audience Member

Ultimately it doesn't work, but there are a few small parts in here that show some potential of what could've been. Feels really cheap, which doesn't help it at all.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

Wow. Just wow. Had no idea DDL was so sexy. And to live there.....to live that life. Wow. Just wow.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Not at all interesting.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

I wasted my 60 mins watching this movie and felt sorry for Daniel Day-Lewis that he had to play a movie this bad. Oh well, it's his wife's.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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wow ummm just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch......its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that daniel day lewis, camilla belle, catherine keener, beau bridges, jason lee (from the brilliant tv series my name is earl), play good roles/parts thorughout this movie......i think that the director of this drama movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie....i think that this is such a really sad movie 2 watch it has got a really sad ending for this movie......i think that catherine keener was great throughout this movie.....i think that this is such a really powerful drama movie 2 watch it is such a really sad movie 2 watch........its got a good soundtrack throughout this movie.......i think that camila belle was brilliant throughout this movie as rose throughout this movie.......i think that this is such a really powerful drama movie 2 watch it is a really sad movie 2 watch but its got such a good cast throughout this movie......i think that jason lee was brilliant thorughout this movie.....i think that daniel day lewis was superb throughout this movie.......i think that this is such a really sad movie 2 watch its got a good cast thorughout this movie.....i think that this is such a really sad movie 2 watch but it is such a superb movie 2 watch with a good cast throughout this movie.......

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Jack

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Synopsis

Jack Slavin (Daniel Day-Lewis) is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose (Camilla Belle), on an isolated island. While Jack fights against developers who wish to build in the area, he also craves more contact with other people. When he invites his girlfriend, Kathleen (Catherine Keener), and her sons, Rodney (Ryan McDonald) and Thaddius (Paul Dano), to move in, Rose is upset. The complicated family dynamics makes things difficult for everyone in the house.

Director: Rebecca Miller
Producer: Lemore Syvan
Screenwriter: Rebecca Miller
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: IFC Productions
Rating: R (Some Drug Material|Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 25, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $712.3K
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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