My review will get panned as it's clear that many have had something to do with this film and thus the 7 rating. Good: The acting is very good. Breslin does a great job as a young child who isn't quite sure whether the neighbor is truly helping or abducting her. Lewis is also excellent, very believable and always his character. The script is compelling in the sense that it's a good idea for a story. Lewis does a very good job being scrutinized as the only person on screen. That's not easy.The Not So Good: The problem with the script is two fold. First, I had a hard time with credibility. You jump in to the film where a man who would be picked up by police quickly roams through a bus station. And the film is trying to pass off this "is he crazy or is he not crazy" question. But it is extremely exaggerated. And then this man, who appears to live barely day to day, also has a coke habit. It appears they are trying to portray the man as a schizophrenic but those don't know their other personalities. He's having a breakdown of sorts over a daughter he had and lost... although is it really the case? How about the woman he spoke to on the phone - or are we questioning whether she too is real? It sure seemed it to him during a lucid moment.The lame: I understand what the filmmakers wanted to do. But all of promise of this "rewarding final third" of the film is just predictable and also not quite realistic. Neither were the liberties taken by the mother, which I will not write here. And then the ending.... no, it's not clever. It's usually a decision made to not want to provide a proper ending to a story, the usual gobbledygook about questions, choices, etc. Please... I didn't invest 90 minutes because I thought that all you wanted to do was show me a performance piece.In the end, that's much of what this is - a low budget performance piece if you're up for that. They did a good job with what they have. And I will warn you now that you'll need complete patience to sit through this 90 minute film and realize that there isn't anything extraordinary statement made. It's more about the journey over a few days, if you believe it.

To start off I just want to say that this man does not have schizophrenia. I'm not sure if it got mixed up due to the fact that he directed another film where the main character had schizophrenia or if people can't tell the difference between mental illnesses and just went off of what this description said. Keane suffers from bipolar disorder, this is a very accurate representation of what it is like to have a manic episode. Now to put all that aside- this is an amazing movie. The hectic pace keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the whole thing but there is enough tender moments to keep things on an even keel. The cinematography is amazing and keeps us close to the character. I do wish the ending was a little different but that's just my opinion. I'm a huge fan of Lodge Kerrigan's work and if you can you should take the time to see a few of his other films. Like Gus Van Sant, he has a penchant for showing the lives of the type of people that are not usually represented on the big screen.

I watched this film because I adore Damien Lewis ((Band of Brothers.) I recorded it and was glad I did; it was so harrowing I kept having to stop the tape. Don't let that put you off; the acting, from Lewis and from the seven-year-old girl who is his co-star, is heartbreaking. I don't know whether anyone else has mentioned this, but there is no music in the film. This was a wise decision by the director. Music often tells the viewer what to think and how to feel; believe me, this is not necessary in this film. The lack of music heightens the tension and makes it more realistic. The ending isn't happy, as such, but Keane achieves a kind of closure and it is beautifully done, without being sentimental. Stunning acting is paired with stunning direction. A masterpiece.

keane is not an easy film to enjoy, but it is worth sticking with this intense, almost claustrophobic, character study about a man wandering the streets looking for the daughter he says was abducted a year before.Lewis' central performance fills the film and is little short of remarkable; slipping between despair, madness and anguish; finding love and wandering the streets; suppressing his psychological tics and mumbling incoherently, he is the film's emotional glue. Dramatically,it is not all plausible and there are a couple of mind wandering longueurs but it is, ultimately, a powerful piece of film that packs a subtle punch