ThiefHott Too much of everything

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Mike B I really wanted to enjoy this film, being a fan of Somerset Maugham. I found it devoid of interesting characters – Bill Murray zombie walked through scene after excruciating scene with hardly a change of expression. His journey to India was hackneyed and terribly contrived. He may just as well have played the part in a shopping mall – his deadpan performance gave the film a belaboured feel through-out. The confrontations between characters – such as they were – had little impact. The whole thing was just boring and ringed false. Perhaps I give it a few points for the scenery and the storyline did change from time to time. Much better to read the novel instead of looking at this.

gonzo_don Without a doubt, one of the top 100 adaptations of a novel in film history. A mouthful? You bet it is - but this movie had a profound effect on me the first time I saw it and I've watched it a minimum of 100 times since. It never fails to enlighten, remind, and bring me back to the things that are really important in life. Bill Murray's "anger acting" is a bit off, granted--he was new at it--but for the rest, he was perfect. The out-of-kilter style he brings to Larry Darrell is hilarious and effective at the same time. Murray is nobody's fool, don't let Saturday Night Live or Caddyshack lead you to believe that. This guy may be funny as hell, but he's no lightweight in the thinking department. A must-see for anyone. If you don't walk away with something from this film, you probably didn't get it in the first place.

falconbrother The 1984, The Razor's Edge, is one of my all time favorite movies. It may be my favorite movie. As I understand it, the main character in this movie, Larry Darryl, is actually based (as in the book by Somerset Maugham) on a real person. Some people believe that the character Larry Darryl was based on the life of a man named Guy Hague who went to India after the First World War and met Sri Ramana Maharshi.The book and the Bill Murray movie are very different in how they tell the story but, in my view, they end up in much the same place. I really like the way Bill Murray takes his character to the end of the story. In this movie the main character skips off and leaves the story wide open. Under the circumstances I think it's a nearly perfect ending. I say nearly perfect as perfection on Earth doesn't exist. But, I believe that enlightenment does exist and with it inner peace.In the 1984 movie Larry falls in love with Sophie, played by Theresa Russell. She, in my view, is gorgeous in this movie. The character, Sophie, is complex and embodies the human condition, craving and suffering, the inability to overcome self hatred. Ms. Russell is awesome in this movie.If you like brainless action movies then don't bother with this one. If you like movies that ask the big questions then this is as good as it gets.

lmharnisch I saw this movie when it came out and 26 years have not dulled the memory of how terrible it is. How bad? Well "Razor's Edge" is like Bill Murray's lounge singer trying to do a serious grand opera -- and occasionally reverting to his lounge persona. What makes this movie particularly awful is its grand pretensions. Murray, at least at that point in his career, didn't have the acting chops for serious drama and was allowed to get away just about anything. It's the ultimate vanity project. Awful. Awful. Awful.It was nice to see Brian Doyle Murray, Bill Murray's brother, in a small role, since they used to work together on the National Lampoon Radio Hour.