The Ballad of Jack and Rose

  • 2005


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Positive Reviews 31
Negative reviews 18
Average Rating 2.9/5
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3.0
Millers theme is innocence, the loss of it, and the reclamation of equanimity in the face of that loss, and the music she makes is haunting. EW
3.8
I wanted to be a barber, but men dont get enough pleasure out of their hair. Rogerebert
1.5
We meet Jack when hes defacing one of these ticky tacky boxes, spray painting Wetland on its unfinished wall; his objections arent just political but ..
1.5
An engaging battle between terrific acting and a flawed script. Unfortunately, the actors including Daniel Day Lewis, Catherine Keener and extraordina ..
2.5
A tune that humorlessly circles back in on itself, sounding seductive in parts but leaving dissatisfaction in its wake.
2.0
Rebecca Millers attempt to elevate a small Oedipal story about two damaged souls into a grandiloquent epic misses by a significantly wide mark. The New York Times
3.5
She doesnt fully grasp the concept of lust or sex, or the difference between familial love and romantic infatuations. Cinema Blend
3.0
A bold and compelling film that explores the passionate connection between a fiery idealist and his sixteen year old daughter. Spirituality And Practice
3.0
A dreary dirge of a movie thats less about real human beings than characters who are little more than literary contrivances, though well acted ones. One Guys Opinion
1.5
turn as lifestyle extremist Jack carries an authentic scent of tobacco and peat while much of the movie smells of the lamp. Village Voice
3.8
The plot of The Ballad of Jack and Rose relies overmuch on contrivances, but the viewer ends up liking the characters enough that its hard not to forg .. ReelViews
1.5
Doesnt succeed in everything it sets out to do, but as a statement about the death rattle of 60s counterculture its thoughtful and affecting. Chicago Reader
2.0
A fine cast gives their director beautifully shaded performances, but the writer squanders them on a pretentiously meaningless story with...a creepy i ..
3.0
A quiet, character driven piece that slowly gets too big for itself. Eric Ds Nider
3.0
The films characters serve their schematic functions in Millers story and never stray outside them. News Review
4.5
McDonald is wholly convincing as the frightened but also enticed boy, and for the few minutes hes in focus, the film seems poised to take flight. Pop Matters
4.0
Belle is equally good, proving that shes a real movie star in the making theres a sort of feral energy to Rose thats genuinely scary and disturbingly .. View London
4.5
It is the harbinger of great films to come from an exceptional screenwriter and director. Film Journal International ..
2.5
An art house pretender, its nothing more than another film on the level of a TV disease movie of the week. Internet Reviews
2.5
Indulgent, shapeless, and full of well meant but ponderous pieties and psychologically driven mayhem. Boston
3.5
But its badly battered by a middle section thats full of silly symbolism and plotting that sometimes doesnt make sense. Mountain X
1.9
The entire movie seems to be suffering from the same suffocating disease as Jack. Toronto Star
3.0
Ballad of Jack and Rose is a decidedly mixed bag. Well intentioned and superbly acted, the film grows increasingly sentimental, rambling, and diffuse .. Emanuellevy
1.5
Faint clues and indirections fly all over the film and, although perhaps unintentional, cry for clarification which never comes. Reel Talk Reviews
4.5
Jack, the father, is one of the last of the hippy generation who finds out hes dying, and dying very soon. Cinema Crazed
4.5
The premise here has terrific potential, and I felt affection for all the characters. Salon
2.0
The slight characters combine with trite and pretentious symbolism to the point where the film is almost a parody of itself. Flim Threet
5.0
Combining an actor you cant take your eyes off with unapologetically emotional material makes The Ballad of Jack & Rose a model of artistic, provocati .. Calendar Live
2.0
Millers films take us into moments of lives that we feel we should not be watching; their intimacies are as skinless and raw as their rite of passage .. Seattle Pi
4.0
A special film full of colorful characters that spring to life thanks to an amazing ensemble cast
2.5
Its a show off performance meant for awards season, and Day Lewis doesnt quite find the center. Spliced Wire
3.1
The movies few flaws do a lot of damage to an otherwise skillfully crafted film Movie Habit
3.1
Day Lewis brings the picture closer, by himself, to the ballad of its title than to the dirge it constantly threatens to be. Film Freak Central
2.5
Its somehow out of sync with its own rhythms and moods, thus its impact is much slighter than might be expected from an idea approached with intellige .. Boxoffice Magazine
3.0
Director Rebecca Millers latest is obvious, heavy handed and muddled. Still, this examination of a father daughter relationship, with a side of puddin .. E Online
1.5
The performances may ultimately not be able to conquer the overpowering artiness of Millers approach, but they do manage to render it somewhat less ai .. The Stranger
2.0
So we have the Oscar winning poet laureates son wasting his and our time in a flower power hangover movie that might have been made 25 years ago, thou .. Ft
4.5
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 .. News Week
2.0
Mr. Day Lewis is particularly outstanding as a man out of time and out of touch. His gaunt face (he lost several pounds for the role) registers the an .. Guide Live
2.5
Doesnt seem to know what it wants to be, and thats right down to its artificial feeling ending. Jam! Movies
3.5
Given the title of this movie (and knowing how most country western ballads turn out), you know things arent going to end all peachy keen for this fat .. TheMovieChicks.com
1.5
Day Lewis IS Jack, but no matter how large a font you could use on that capitalized two letter word, it still wouldnt do his performance justice. IGN Movies
2.3
When the father and daughter are left to their own devices, the film plods along with four endings. Film Forward
2.0
As an investigation of disturbing behavior, the film is near perfect. As a dramatic creation, Millers inventive filmmaking skills have failed her. Film Jerk
3.1
Genuine and well acted, Ballad has the potential to resonate deeply for those who allow it, most likely as it begins to settle in over the days that f .. Premiere Magazine
2.5
Rebecca Miller is no tragedian like her dad. Shes a lyrical poet with an elliptical turn of mind...despite moments of beauty and mystery, ultimately i .. Seattle Weekly
3.0
Where, then, does hope come from The film doesnt seem to offer a clear answer. Looking Closer
2.5
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 .. Brandon Fibbs
3.0
Jacks realizations, particularly vis vis his daughter, offer rich dramatic possibilities. About Film
3.1
Murky, disturbing stuff that most of the time does better at repelling viewers than compelling them to stick around to see what happens next. Arizona Daily Star
4.2
The Ballad of Jack and Rose is an often engrossing character piece, filled with small moments of beauty and sadness. Chud
3.0
Its inscrutability and standoffishness make The Ballad of Jack & Rose more boring than watching someone else knit. Now Playing Mag
4.5
Performances are exceptional in this melodramatic film from the daughter of Arthur Miller.
1.5
The always superb Day Lewis and bright newcomer Belle almost redeem this pretentious, improbable scenario. But almost isnt enough. Democratand Chronicle
2.5
Saddled with a highly sentimental opening and an overly dramatic end, The Ballad of Jack and Rose has a rich and hilarious middle that truly makes the .. World Film About
3.1
Overall, it comes across as a shapeless, self reflexive, well acted psychodrama. Boston Herald
1.5
While I appreciate and respect Millers focus on nature and innocence, I couldnt help but feel the film was puffed up and sustaining itself on esoteric .. Bangit Out
3.5
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