The Ballad of Jack and Rose Movie Review 2005

Absorbing story about an idealistic father and daughter living on their own like the last two hippies on earth in an abandoned commune. Rose (Belle) loves her father, Jack (Day-Lewis). A lot. Actually, she's probably in love with him. This is a touchy subject (not literally, don't worry) for Jack. Jack knows his daughter is too attached, is going to lose him one day, and may not make it on her own. After venturing into the real world for six months Jack begins dating a woman, mother to two boys, and asks her and the boys to move into the commune. Rose reacts with jealousy, trying to anger her father by seducing the sons. Writer/director Rebecca Miller, daughter of playwright Arthur Miller, sidesteps any cliches but piles on a few too many tricks at the end.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 138 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Drama, Stay-at-Home Dads, Dads, Island Fare, Incest

Screenplay

Rebecca Miller

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis, Catherine Keener, Camilla Belle, Beau Bridges, Jason Lee, Jena Malone, Paul Franklin Dano, Susanna Thompson, Ryan McDonald

Cinematography

Ellen Kuras

Director

Rebecca Miller

Music

Michael Rohatyn

Other

Shawn Holden, Sabine Hoffman, Mark Ricker, Pierre Rovira, Jennifer von Mayrhauser

Producer

Lemore Syvan, Melissa Marr, Graham King, Jonathan Sehring, Caroline Kaplan, Initial Entertainment Group, Elevation Pictures, IFC Films

Awards

L.A. Film Critics 2005: Actress (Keener).