The Razor's Edge
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He had everything and wanted nothing. He learned that he had nothing and wanted everything. He saved the world and then it shattered. The path to enlightenment is as sharp and narrow as a razor's edge.
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- Nov 9, 2021
The Razor’s Edge. 1984. Directed by John Byrum. The Razor’s Edge (1984) directed by John Byrum was designed to be a reboot of the 1946 classic however, it was not the Hollywood success the studios anticipated. For Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, and Denholm Elliott fans this…
DNA cinephile🏳️🌈Sep 19, 2015Cold but beautiful, thoughtful and unusually calming - THE RAZOR'S EDGE may have been a pet project for Bill Murray, but it has feeling, seriousness and a reverence of a David Lean film crossed with a modern Buddhist examination on a life best lived. It is a major…
Russ DaviesFeb 22, 2009Tough not to root for this one knowing where it sits in culture. Murray's not bad in it, but there's honestly very little in here to support the performance he's giving. It's both too long (a two plus hour slog) and too short, raising ideas without ever really taking the…
Branson Reese - Sep 19, 2015
Murray's much maligned performance isn't nearly as bad as I expected, but it's still strange to see him in a period piece like this. He plays the character well enough, but the character is a dull cliche of self-discovery and privilege. Some nice visuals in the inclines…
Sally Jane BlackJun 1, 2026An overblown vanity project that reeks of Murray overstretching for plaudits and awards so he can be taken seriously as a thespian.
MFIsaacJun 23, 2019The Razor's Edge is a strange film. It is really ambitious adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's novel of the same name, but it is also quite flat. Maugham is one of my authors. You'll know if you read a lot, you have your authors, Maugham is one of mine. He may no longer be…
Wilson - Nov 15, 2025
It makes sense that Bill Murray chose this project at this point in his life. It’s ultimately a story of how an aesthetically motivated man becomes ethical and/or religious. Can the jester successfully become a knight or even a monk? Since this bomb, Murray has done more…
RafeGuttmanJan 7, 2020Should have watched the Tyrone Power version instead. The idea of Bill Murray becoming disillusioned with life and insouciantly wandering around various countries in a quest for inner peace sounds pretty great - and also a lot like Murray’s actual life - and I’ve always…
KurdtNov 30, 2024I love this movie, and I'm surprised it was a flop at the time, and Murray went off and didn't do movies for a few years after it, except to get it made he had to do Ghostbusters, which was a huge hit. I'm watching it again and I quite love it, I almost feel like…
Stephen Bell
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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.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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.
Paul Attanasio
Washington Post
The Razor's Edge never quite reaches its destination but there are all manner of minor pleasures to be gleaned along the way.
Nathan Rabin
The A.V. Club
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How long is The Razor's Edge?
The movie is 2hr 8min long.
What's The Razor's Edge about?
He had everything and wanted nothing. He learned that he had nothing and wanted everything. He saved the world and then it shattered. The path to enlightenment is as sharp and narrow as a razor's edge.
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