The Safety of Objects
2001, Drama, 2h 1m
74 Reviews 2,500+ RatingsWhat to know
The large cast of characters and scripting are too unwieldy, and the suburban angst theme feels tired. Read critic reviews
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Esther Gold
Jim Train
Julie Gold
Annette Jennings
Paul Gold
Susan Train
Critic Reviews for The Safety of Objects
All Critics (74) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (37) | Rotten (37)
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December 30, 2006 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
Troche has created a truly moving film, upsetting and uplifting in equal measure.
August 5, 2003 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
Simply put, there's too much going on, and too many fragile, damaged characters to fret appropriately over.
July 8, 2003 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review… -
A richly compelling movie that is as hard to forget as it is difficult to warm up to.
June 6, 2003 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
It's a movie located in an interesting place, but without quite enough self-confidence really to inhabit it.
June 6, 2003 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… -
The sheer number and variety of miseries on view suggest a kind of wallowing.
April 10, 2003 | Rating: 2/5
Audience Reviews for The Safety of Objects
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Jul 08, 2009What an odd movie.. I liked it and I really don't know why.. these neighbors are as screwed up as the next.. they are like one big disfunctioal family living in different house's on one street.. but yet this film is very sad too.. theres just so much going on.. its just something you need to watch for yourself to understand.. I loved it.♥˩ƳИИ & Super Reviewer
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Dec 30, 2008This could have been darker and more indicting, but aside from the tedious opening, it had the creepy feel of any film which reveals the sordid realities that underlie quiet tree lined streets and white pciket fences. Novel though not entirely original plot structure.Pamela D Super Reviewer
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Feb 29, 2008Saw this sometime ago and really enjoyed it, so was glad to see it going really cheap on Amazon. The rewatch was just as good. Great cast including a very young Kristen Stewart. I liked how the stories about the three sets of neighbours all wound together. Though it is a drama, there is some black humor there as well. The Barbie doll in particular made me laugh. Very realistic with that hair - kind of creepy actually!Nicki M Super Reviewer
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Feb 09, 2007So I bought this movie as an impulse buy at hollywood video for $5. it was actually really good. and the way that they did the opening credits was really creative and wonderful. they had four different houses and little people on tracks came out of each house to represent the different members of each of the four families. plus the symbolism about the stoicness of the little plastic people on the repetitive tracks in and out of the houses was good. even though the summary says that they are all having different problems they all stem from one car accident that connects them all together. and each main character is obsessed with an "object," whether it be a car, a job, a doll, or unfortunately, a comatose son. so it was about people finding solace in these objects and then realizing that they have to come to terms with reality and let things go. and there are a lot of other things going on as well.Megan S Super Reviewer
The Safety of Objects Quotes
| Esther Gold: | [thinking] How did I get here? Somewhere along the way, things have gotten out of hand. I don't know how. I tried to do things right, but...maybe that's the problem. Maybe there is no right or wrong. Weâ??re ruled by chaos. That would make more sense. That there are no rewards, no punishments. Life isn't a series of results of things done right or wrong. Itâ??s all just random. Those are the rules. There are no rules. |
| Esther Gold: | [thinking] How did I get here? Somewhere along the way, things have gotten out of hand. I don't know how. I tried to do things right, but...maybe that's the problem. Maybe there is no right or wrong. We're ruled by chaos. That would make more sense. That there are no rewards, no punishments. Life isn't a series of results of things done right or wrong. It's all just random. Those are the rules. There are no rules. |
| Randy: | When you start collecting things, you start thinking you care about stuff. And when they're gone; when they break or someone steals them, you feel like a part of you is gone, too. When you have things and suddenly you don't, it feels like you disappeared. Nothing should make you feel that way... Except when you lose a person |
| Randy: | When you start collecting things, you start thinking you care about stuff. And when they're gone; when they break or someone steals them, you feel like a part of you is gone, too. When you have things and suddenly you don't, it feels like you disappeared. Nothing should make you feel that way... Except when you lose a person. |
| Esther Gold: | If you are ever in a praying situation with Him: Be Specific! Include certain clauses. It's not enough to assume that if a person lives they'll be okay... Cause God has a wicked sense of humor. And even though he knows you mean more, he'll only give you exactly what you ask for. |
| Sam Jennings: | [to Randy] You know, uhm... When my mom and dad were first getting divorced, I would always pretend not to hear my dad call up to me to say good-bye. 'Cause I always thought he'd stay longer. If... he couldn't actually say it to me, you know? Maybe it's like that for you. Bye. |
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