Synopsis
An American WWI vet undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from Paris to Nepal to the Himalayas and back to his hometown. Upon his return, he discovers he is not the only one who has changed.
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Cast
- Bill MurrayLarry Darrell
- Theresa RussellSophie MacDonald
- Catherine HicksIsabel Bradley
- Denholm ElliottElliott Templeton
- James KeachGray Maturin
- Peter VaughanMackenzie
- Brian Doyle-MurrayPiedmont
- Stephen DaviesMalcolm
- Saeed JaffreyRaaz
- Faith BrookLouisa Bradley
Recommendations
- 75
The A.V. Club
The Razor's Edge never quite reaches its destination but there are all manner of minor pleasures to be gleaned along the way. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
At the end I didn't feel engaged. I didn't feel that the hero's attention had been quite focused during his quest for the meaning of life. He didn't seem to be a searcher, but more of a bystander, shoulders thrown back, deadpan expression in place, waiting to see if life could make him care. - 60
Newsweek
The Razor's Edge is a pretty lame movie, but you've got to salute Byrum and Murray for their bravely unfashionable commitment. For better or worse, they mean it. [22 Oct 1984, p.99] - 50
Washington Post
The Razor's Edge gives us the quintessential '80s sensibility, Bill Murray, indulging a nostalgia for the '60s masquerading as the '20s. An adaptation of the novel by W. Somerset Maugham, this longtime pet project of Murray's will only disappoint his many fans. - 50
Variety
Tonally inconsistent and structurally awkward, film does develop some dramatic interest in the second half, but inherent power of the material is never realized. - 50
Washington Post
Murray and director John Byrum, who cowrote the screenplay, saved the dramatic tension for last and least. Till then, the villain is Life. And that doesn't cut it when you're talking epic saga. [19 Oct 1984, p.21] - 42
Christian Science Monitor
Director John Byrum's idea of evoking the past is to usher a parade of overblown cliches across the screen. [15 Nov 1984, p.47] - 40
The New York Times
Slow, overlong and ridiculously overproduced.
