I had to raise my "Keane" awareness when I heard numerous critics were flabbergasted by the gripping independent film "Keane". Writer-Director Lodge Kerrigan's film is a risqué narrative on the ruinous effects of child abduction on a parent. The film follows protagonist William Keane on a quasi-delusional journey of desperately searching for his lost daughter whom was abducted a year ago. Keane continuously demonstrates his maniac fixation by a constant self-mumbling and a degrading drug addiction. Halfway through the film, Keane befriends Lynn and Kira, a mother and young daughter, at a city hotel. Keane especially bonds with young Kira and uses her as a pawn to retrace his mental steps on the erroneous downfall of why he lost his daughter. I was dumbfounded by Damian Lewis' intrepid performance as Keane. It was Kerrigan's directorial efforts which I found to be too overbearing on a touchy subject. However, his scribe was commendable especially in his verbal interactions with the mother Lynn. "Keane" was not the "keane", I mean king, of independent films this year. I must also alert you that its melancholic subject matter is not for everyone. However, I do marginally recommend for moviegoers to find "Keane". *** Average
