Peter Weir consistently produces interesting, well-told films and so he has become sort of de facto my favorite director. Fearless is one of his very best, but it is an oddly overlooked film and perhaps that is because of the challenging and very strange world it takes place in -- a spiritual no man's land between life and death, in which Max (Jeff Bridges) is stranded after a plane crash.
If you have ever been lost and spiritually searching (haven't we all?) or feel out of step with the world, you will instantly recognize the otherworldly setting of this marvelous film and will relate to Max and Carla (Rosie Perez). This is a movie about our real, spiritual lives.
This is a rare film with "deep" and challenging themes which somehow manages to not be off-puttingly artsy, and features great and humane performances right across the board, from Bridges and Perez, to Isabella Rosselini as Max's gutsy wife, and Tom Hulce, Benicio del Toro and John Turturro as all-too-worldly characters.
I would have preferred that the ending be left ambiguous; however, the ending we do get is perfectly satisfying in dramatic terms.
If you have ever been lost and spiritually searching (haven't we all?) or feel out of step with the world, you will instantly recognize the otherworldly setting of this marvelous film and will relate to Max and Carla (Rosie Perez). This is a movie about our real, spiritual lives.
This is a rare film with "deep" and challenging themes which somehow manages to not be off-puttingly artsy, and features great and humane performances right across the board, from Bridges and Perez, to Isabella Rosselini as Max's gutsy wife, and Tom Hulce, Benicio del Toro and John Turturro as all-too-worldly characters.
I would have preferred that the ending be left ambiguous; however, the ending we do get is perfectly satisfying in dramatic terms.