Excuse me, but wasn't this soap opera supposed to be about Halle's grieving character's loss of a husband, not about her worrying about losing her looks? It doesn't get any more shallow than this.
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10/22/07
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Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
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Reviews Counted:120
Fresh:77
Rotten:43
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: Things We Lost in the Fire is a well-acted, beautifully filmed reflection on love, loss, addiction and recovery from life's obstacles.
Theatrical Release:Oct 19, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $3,241,832
Synopsis: Danish director Susanne Bier gained international acclaim when she was nominated for an Oscar for 2006's AFTER THE WEDDING, but before that she had strong ties to the hyper-realistic, documentary... [More]
Starring: Halle Berry, Benicio Del Toro, David Duchovny, Omar Benson Miller
Director: Susanne Bier
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It’s very strong.
10/22/07
Top Critic...a muddled story that features an outstanding performance by Del Toro ...wrapped up in pretentious storytelling.
10/21/07
Things We Lost in the Fire could have easily turned into chest-thumping and wailing for two hours, but it's a lot more than that.
10/21/07
Things We Lost in the Fire is the best of the recent crop of films about coping with loss. It also boasts a quietly riveting performance by Benicio Del Toro.
10/20/07
Only the acting is remarkable in this agonizingly morose, tedious melodrama that unfolds at the pace of a death march.
10/20/07
This story never quite transcends the melodrama because the characters don't grow or change... they just stay mired in the muck of their soap opera existence.
10/20/07
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10/20/07
The movie is an engrossing melodrama, and it has its heart in the right place.
10/20/07
Top CriticSurprisingly, this insightful tearjerker is padded with expressive layers well beyond the average made-for-television sentiments because of the penetrating performances.
10/20/07
Jerry and Audrey are locked into reductive storylines, so their shadowed eyes and perspiring brows are only telling you what you already know.
10/19/07
[Benicio Del Toro's] managed to top even himself; this most recent performance is right up there with the best screen turns, not just of his generation but of all time.
10/19/07
Things We Lost in the Fire veers away from the real and hard and toward the fantastic.
10/19/07
Top CriticIts deliberate pacing may put some viewers off, as will the bleakness of the subject matter, but it's worth seeing, mostly to soak up the complex shades of Del Toro's performance.
10/19/07
Bier, a veteran of the Danish Dogme95 collective that demanded raw authenticity over artificial gloss, brings an honest, distinctly European feel to the melodrama. Could this mean a new direction for popular American movies? Let's hope so.
10/19/07
If this were a Susanne Bier film made on her home turf we'd feel a lot more wrung out by the movie's end. Instead we're just worn out.
10/19/07
Should you go? Yes, mostly because Del Toro is electrifying.
10/19/07
A wistful and often lovely film.
10/19/07
[Director] Bier knows the difference between drama and melodrama.
10/19/07
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