In the Bedroom (2001)

The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

There are many things to be said about this film. It's twelve years later. So I'll just say this: Tom Wilkinson's acting performance is the best I have ever seen. I am a die-hard Daniel Day-Lewis fan so that's hard for me to say, in a way. I saw this movie when it came out in 2001 and just watched it again for the first time since. When I first saw it, Tom Wilkinson blew me away, and his performance was just as amazing tonight. How does one capture the subtlety of being a normal human being confronted with the murder of a son? Much consideration is given to actors who portray extreme characters, showing their range. But the most difficult and amazing thing to do as an actor, in my opinion, is play someone who is not so. Not to be average or boring, but to be so real and so believable that it opens up a world of empathetic truth due to the foundation of reality it creates. Watch it. He masterfully embodies the character, in this circumstance, to a level beyond believable. He is so good in it that it speaks volumes beyond the themes of the film. Sissy Spacek is also deserving of high praise. Somehow they both capture, to me, what a marriage really would look like in that situation. High praise of course to Todd Field for his superb direction. If anyone cares about acting, or telling a great story, I recommend this film with all of my being.

To start with a comparison this movie was like if Albert Einstein had a lobotomy. It was supposed to be about love, loss, grief, forgiveness, but nothing of it was in there. The director did his best to castrate what could have been a beautiful movie. I mean, the plot was good, but it was treated in the most superficial way. The shooting was banal and the acting simply pathetic. Every moment was turned into an insipid nonsense. I don't know if the director is aware of the fact that Hollywood is playing him for a fool, which means that the producers have found someone able to transform the most compelling stories in one of those main stream baloney. Someone says in a review that this is a soap-opera and a bad one I must add. I found it most accurate. What really astonishes me is the fact that such good actors like Sissy Spacek, Marisa Tomei and Nick Stal dared to appear in this Hollywood saccharine. I could never ever forget Stal's performance in " Bully" by Larry Clarck. In that feature he was able to catch the meaning of his character in such perfect way... And now this... Of course, when directors make movies which depict life like it really is, they are usually called nihilistic, pervert or, why not, communist... Now how shall we call the ones who strive to make fun of the most tragic things that can happen in human life? I'm not saying that making fun was the director's purpose, but he did, or to be more precise, you couldn't even laugh at it, because of its total lack of meaning

First of all, to the 'idjit' who found the flick boring, I award two free tickets to a slasher movie celebration or, a Bugs Bunny cartoon. That will suit his mentality.Question why the R rating? It should have been a PG-13. The story of conflict within the family will hit home to many. The ending may not satisfy some, but I won't go into it it would be a spoiler. Some of the outstanding things are the quick scenes, the close-ups, the beautiful, moody photography.The acting was superb. Spacek is everyone's favorite, Wilkinson was thoroughly convincing as was the entire well-chosen cast, particularly the 'bad' guy.This movie is a gem.

From reading the plot, I thought this was going to be similar to a crime story, but it's that and so much more.Tom Wilkinson Sissy Spacek and William Mapother do great portraying their characters, as well as Nick Stahl and Marisa. The cast is solid and the script is riveting.The story goes in a bit of a different direction as most, the beginning is rather fast-paced and the latter half slows down a bit, but that's what made this movie exciting, it was so unexpected.This film focuses on various aspects of life, but mainly the justice system and personal justice. There is depth to this film, but it's also an easy watch as you are drawn into the story more and more after every scene.