Enduring Love

Released 2004
Stars Daniel Craig, Samantha Morton, Rhys Ifans, Susan Lynch, Bill Nighy and Alexandra Aitken
Directed by Roger Michell

One man's placid, circumspect life is thrown wildly off kilter when he becomes the target of another man's obsession after witnessing a horrific hot-air balloon accident and attempting to rescue its passengers. This harrowing drama stars Daniel Craig, Samantha Morton, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy and Alexandra Aitken. Roger Michell directs from his own script, an adaptation of the novel by Ian McEwan. 

Summary by www.netflix.com

This movie opens with an amazing scene. A couple is having a picnic in a grassy field, when they're suddenly thrown into a life and death situation. It happens so quickly and chaotically, that there's no time for anyone to think. Then a man falls to his death. It's handled so quietly from a distance followed by a closeup that made me rewind to see it again because it looked so real. I was left wondering how in the world they filmed it given the smallish budget. I was also wondering where the movie was going after this. I liked the idea of Joe falling apart due to the guilt, but then it mixed in the thriller aspect as Joe was stalked by Jed. I've never been a fan of stalker movies, but I liked this one a bit because it was more than that. I'm still not sure why Claire was so indifferent about Joe's stalker and didn't do more to save their relationship, but I guess she paid for it in the end. --Bill Alward, October 16, 2005