• Top-notch acting by leading and supporting
actors
• Evocative location shooting in Maine
• Many moments of compelling drama
Cons
• Not a character-driven drama as some ads
imply
• Story transitions sometimes seemed too abrupt
• DVD has no special features of any consequence
The Bottom Line -
I recently watched this film at home on DVD, and I really liked
the first two-thirds of it, where it is essentially a hard-hitting
drama about an American family dealing with tragedy. But eventually
the movie took a turn into film-noir/thriller territory that
was too abrupt for me.
Product Description
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DVD containing movie "In the Bedroom," starring Sissy Spacek,
Marisa Tomei, and Tom Wilkinson
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Movie received 5 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Screenplay,
and 3 in acting categories
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Starts out like a relationship drama and ends up veering into film
noir territory
Reviewed by Ivana Redwine
"In the Bedroom" DVD
Although it's not a perfect film, I think that outstanding acting,
compelling moments of drama, and cinematic location shooting make
"In the Bedroom" well worth watching on DVD. This movie
was a Best Picture Oscar nominee, and three actors—Sissy Spacek,
Tom Wilkinson, and Marisa Tomei—received Oscar nominations for
their performances in it. Matt Fowler (Wilkinson) is a doctor in a
small Maine town, where he lives with his wife Ruth (Spacek), a high
school teacher. Their son Frank (Nick Stahl) is home from college
for the summer and is involved in a romance with the thirty-something
Natalie (Tomei), a working-class mother of two who is estranged from
her husband. Then one of the characters is killed, and the film becomes
the story of how Matt and Ruth deal with the aftermath of the death.
I recently watched this film at home on DVD, and I really liked the
first two-thirds of it, where it is essentially a hard-hitting drama
about an American family dealing with tragedy. But eventually the
movie took a turn into film-noir/thriller territory that was too abrupt
for me.
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