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Expertly crafted and performed, In the Bedroom is a quietly wrenching portrayal of grief.
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Goes the distance to avoid banalizing the dilemma of a reasonable couple unhinged by unreasonable events. Aug 12, 2002 | Full Review…
Goes the distance to avoid banalizing the dilemma of a reasonable couple unhinged by unreasonable events.
Ella Taylor
Intense, superbly acted chamber piece. Jan 21, 2002 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Intense, superbly acted chamber piece.
Neil Smith
So emotionally pure and rigorous that you're more than willing to go along with it. Jan 10, 2002
So emotionally pure and rigorous that you're more than willing to go along with it.
Jay Boyar
The story and direction are powerful enough. But it's the acting that takes In the Bedroom higher. Dec 28, 2001
The story and direction are powerful enough. But it's the acting that takes In the Bedroom higher.
Desson Thomson
Lingers in the mind, suffusing melancholy with the fateful pall of dread that hangs over all of life's pleasures. Dec 28, 2001 | Full Review…
Lingers in the mind, suffusing melancholy with the fateful pall of dread that hangs over all of life's pleasures.
Peter Howell
Field has a talent for drawing us directly into his characters' lives and making us feel what they feel. Dec 28, 2001 | Full Review…
Field has a talent for drawing us directly into his characters' lives and making us feel what they feel.
Edward Guthmann
Much of the film's unsettling nature is comprised of sheer silence which is often the most dangerous element... Apr 29, 2009 | Full Review…
Much of the film's unsettling nature is comprised of sheer silence which is often the most dangerous element...
Felix Vasquez Jr.
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. Oct 25, 2006 | Rating: A- | Full Review…
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.
Emanuel Levy
The real story is in how the marriage is strengthened or harmed by the way each spouse responds to what's happening. Jan 15, 2005 | Rating: B+
The real story is in how the marriage is strengthened or harmed by the way each spouse responds to what's happening.
Jeffrey Overstreet
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. Sep 23, 2004 | Full Review…
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.
Thomas Delapa
...one of those rare films that so vividly paints a picture of a community, that afterwards you feel as though you've been there... Jun 27, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
...one of those rare films that so vividly paints a picture of a community, that afterwards you feel as though you've been there...
David Nusair
Few things are more sorrowful than a couple in a house of mourning with nothing but a wall of silence between them. Jun 25, 2004 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
Few things are more sorrowful than a couple in a house of mourning with nothing but a wall of silence between them.
Judith Egerton
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.
Super Reviewer
An expertly crafted film concerning a family dealing with grief. Tom Wilkinson impresses yet again, in his most accomplished performance yet as a respected man of a small town in Maine who feels he must avenge the terrible act committed against his son. The performances are all top-notch, capped off with an arresting last thirty minutes of the movie that prove to be extremely well written and plotted. Although at times it appears to be a little too slow-moving, if you concentrate on the setting, characters, and how the story is told, you should be captivated.
This film is nigh perfect until 1/3 of the way through, when it starts trying too hard to portray the subtlety of a grieving family. The fights - while magnificently acted - are completely unmotivated. Ruth claims Matt never wanted to talk about the incident, but it's not as if she ever tried talking either. It's a cop-out to say that she is confused with grief and doesn't know what she's saying. Even so, the film would need more development to come to that realization. THEN the climax. Come on! Matt is not the killing kind, and the plan is full of holes! This film attempts a conscionable killing ala Woody Allen, but they neglect to properly build the motives, the atmosphere, and the aftermath.
Well done and great cast.
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