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In the Bedroom

In the Bedroom (2001)

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93

Average Rating: 7.9/10
Reviews Counted: 137
Fresh: 128 | Rotten: 9

Expertly crafted and performed, In the Bedroom is a quietly wrenching portrayal of grief.

91

Average Rating: 7.6/10
Critic Reviews: 32
Fresh: 29 | Rotten: 3

Expertly crafted and performed, In the Bedroom is a quietly wrenching portrayal of grief.

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Character actor and noted photographer Todd Field made his directorial debut with this emotionally powerful drama, which earned enthusiastic reviews at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. Frank Fowler (Nick Stahl) is a handsome and amiable young man who has recently graduated from high school and is spending the summer working as a lobster fisherman before heading off to college in the fall. Frank is also involved with Natalie (Marisa Tomei), an attractive woman ten years his senior who is

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Art House & International, Drama

Todd Field, Rob Festinger

Aug 13, 2002

$35.7M

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Critic Reviews for In the Bedroom

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So emotionally pure and rigorous that you're more than willing to go along with it.

January 10, 2002
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel
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The story and direction are powerful enough. But it's the acting that takes In the Bedroom higher.

December 28, 2001
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Lingers in the mind, suffusing melancholy with the fateful pall of dread that hangs over all of life's pleasures.

December 28, 2001 Full Review Source: Toronto Star
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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It's tempting to compare this film to Ordinary People, since both deal with the reaction of upper-middle class family to the accidental death of their son, though new movie is more immediate, emotional and ambiguous.

October 25, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
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The real story is in how the marriage is strengthened or harmed by the way each spouse responds to what's happening.

January 15, 2005
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer

As top-drawer as the acting is, I simply can't buy the laboriously plotted revenge ending, which seems to have crawled out of Perry Mason's attic.

September 23, 2004 Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly Source: Boulder Weekly

...one of those rare films that so vividly paints a picture of a community, that afterwards you feel as though you've been there...

June 27, 2004 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
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Few things are more sorrowful than a couple in a house of mourning with nothing but a wall of silence between them.

June 25, 2004 Full Review Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
Judith Egerton
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Touching and emotionally raw film about loss and grief. Director/writer Todd Field took many by surprise with his hypnotic debut which certainly has it's strenghts but does not pass without flaws neither. On the plus side is Field's fantastic ability to get the best from his cast. There are practically no weak or average performances here. At times it works like Bergman at his very best. Yes, it does feel stagy at times but with acting this high caliber it does not actually take anything away. Some credit also must be given to Field's understanding of creating a atmosphere. With haunting use of it's beautiful locations, Antonio Calvache's elegant camerawork and Thomas Newman's superb score, this is a film which will linger on viewer's head after the end credits has rolled. Todd Field is without a doubt major talent and with this film he already showed some of his potential as a director. While there is nothing wrong in the technical side of this film, it is actually the film's lenght that finally is it's biggest flaw. Working from the material from Andre Dubus' short story, this is clearly overlong film that should have edited into tighter whole. Now there are couple of elements that feels highly unnecessary and make the film feel a bit too slow for it's own good. This is obviously a showcase for Tom Wilkinson and Sissy Spacek as an actors, but as i said all the other cast shines here too. In the Bedroom is quite strong debut film. Not a perfect one but clearly a work of a fantastic director warming his hands.
December 18, 2011
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Emil Kakko

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Analogous title for a flm that deals with this state in various ways. Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson, and Marisa Tomei shine in this dismal tale of devastation in a Maine lobster town.
First-time director Todd Field did a brilliant job portraying the loss, rage, and desire for revenge with the help of exceptional acting performances, and the observation of the taciturn anguish so readily available in our everyday lives.
June 6, 2009
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    1. Natalie Strout: You know what defines a father? It's what he does, not what he promises.
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