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In The Bedroom | Year: 2001 Classification: Drama Directed: - Todd Field Actors/Actresses: - Karen Allen - Sissy Spacek - Marisa Tomei - Karen Allen - Tom Wilkinson The movie to keep out of the bedroom This is one of the finest power dramas released in 2001. "In the Bedroom" digs deep into the characters' emotions rather than the action. The lack of musical score gives it that extra raw edge, which is especially necessary in the violent scenes. The movie environment makes the characters look like ordinary people rather than supermodels with a tough life. More movies should do this. Sissy Spacek makes a triumphant comeback as a mother whose son is murdered. Tom Wilkinson brilliantly plays her revenge seeking husband. Their conflicts give "In the Bedroom" the extra realism that it needs. Few know that many couples have these marital problems in this situation. The duo proves that they researched these issues before filming as did Marisa Tomei for her role as a mother of two who witnesses her boyfriend's murder. Tomei's extra demand is performed wonderfully when her character's abusive soon-to-be ex-husband stalks her. Nick Stahl's lack-of-media-credit role proves that he'll perform bigger roles in the next few years. "In the Bedroom" was well-deserving of its five Oscar nominations and a Golden Globe win(Sissy Spacek-Best Actress). This is a wonderful movie for those who are looking for an emotional drama. Some may have to watch it a second time to further understand the theme. Either way, one will not be disappointed. A great film that a lot of people are going to dislike Actor Todd Field (whose off-key presence can best be seen in Eyes Wide Shut) makes his directorial debut with this low-key but, in the end, tragically devastating examination of love, family, and murder in a small town Maine fishing village. Tom Wilkinson and Sissy Spacek play a married couple (and are totally believable as a loving couple who have started to get a little too used to each other) who are concerned when their intelligent but niave (and, at times, rather narcisstic) son Nick Stahl gets involved with an older woman (Marisa Tomei, still as cute as in My Cousin Vinny but now with a heart-breakingly inner sadness) with two children and an abusive husband. Set against the beautiful landscape of New England, the film tells how these five personalities come together in a storm of exploding emotions that, in the end, will leave two of them dead and will force everyone to confront that lies that they've spent their lives leading. Nonflashy but haunting, the film draws much of its power from its actors. Stahl and Tomei are affecting and Sissy Spacek proves herself to be one of our best character actresses (gone from this chilling performance are any signs of the Carrie or the Coal Miner's Daughter). However, the film belongs to English actor Wilkinson who is thoroughly convincing as an archetypical American everyman; a middle-aged, blandly friendly man who has spent years holding back his emotions and finally, in the twilight of his life, is forced into actions that will make it impossible for all of the film's characters to ever go back to their previous existences. All-in-all, a devastatingly sublte film where the power is to be found in the heart-rendering subtexts that flow through the film. This is a film where its often important to pay attention to what the character's don't say. As such, it's a challenging film and as such, there's a lot of people who can't stand it. It's truly humorous how worked up people get about disliking this film. I was recently at a party where I mentioned that "In the Bedroom" was one of the few movies I'd seen last year that actually didn't disappear from my mind mind the minute I left the theater. Certainly, it was the only film whose characters I still thought about (as if they were members of my own family) and whose often haunting images (curtesy of director Todd Field whose low budget is apparent in the grainy but strangely beautiful and moody images of the Maine countryside) could still be pictured almost crystal clear. The other guests were scandalized to hear that I had loved this film. "It was too dark!" they complained. "It was too long! And anyone could have seen what was going to happen!" (Which is true but still misses the point of the film. The tragedies, yes, can be predicted by a halfway intelligent viewer because the film is so carefully constructed and realistically presented that the actions become unavoidable. That doesn't rob them of their haunting power and when one hears that "pre Unforgetable In the Bedroom is a movie that will stay with you. The story, acting and emotions of the film are intense and played to perfection. It tells the story of a mother ( sissy spacek) and father (frank fowler) whos son is murdered and the emotions they go through and the revenge on the man who murdered thier son. The scenes in the movie have such meaning , like the begining scene when the father tells the story about the lobsters and the scene at the end where they are driving and the ball game is on the radio. A very haunting excellent movie. One of the best in years. Buy In The Bedroom at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on In The Bedroom Search with the Priority Search Engine on In The Bedroom This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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