Things We Lost in the Fire Reviews
East Bay Express
Every trace of maudlin evaporates in one of Del Toro's lopsided grins.
Urban Cinefile
The best part of the film is del Toro's performance, a junkie jumble of many layers, glued together with a deep seated humanity that reaches out to us.
Urban Cinefile
A Susanne Bier film guarantees us a potent emotional journey, and this, Bier's first English language film, dissects hearts and searches for truths.
Washington Times
Things We Lost in the Fire sounds like a made-for-Lifetime weeper. But two superlative performances means "Fire" is anything but a by-the-book drama.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Apollo Guide
Less than profound, but consistently honest, Things We Lost in the Fire is neither triumphant nor great, but it is meaningful.
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| Original Score: 76/100
Lessons of Darkness
Often as overwrought as it is heartrending.
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| Original Score: B
Reel Film Reviews
...never entirely comes off as the searing, hard-to-watch drama it's presumably supposed to be.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
In an unusual season with so many films are aimed at adults Things We Lost may be the most mature of the lot.
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
A sobering and intimate look at how we handle loss, "Things We Lost in the Fire" is owned by the performance of Benicio del Toro.
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4
culturevulture.net
There is much that is right about this film; it is a shame that it tries a bit too hard and falls a bit short.
Common Sense Media
Story of death and redemption too much for kids.
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| Original Score: 4/5
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
'Things We Lost in the Fire' deserves praise for its top-notch performances and its humanistic treatment of such serious subject matter as grief and addiction.
Berry gives a riveting performance, but as a deeply decent man trapped in a hell of his own making, Del Toro gives the kind of career performance Berry gave in Monster's Ball.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
Shadows on the Wall
Danish director Bier focuses on themes and relationships in what's otherwise a rather contrived melodrama.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Sacramento News & Review
...raw and anguished performances...
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| Original Score: 3/5
ViewLondon
Susanne Bier's first English-language film is a superbly written, powerfully emotional drama with terrific, Oscar-worthy performances from Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Creative Loafing
Del Toro's face can be a map of emotions, and he's allowed to unfold it freely.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Detroit News
Top CriticServes as strong reminder of what a powerfully charismatic and completely natural actor Benicio Del Toro is.
