Things We Lost in the Fire (2007) Reviews
- Starring:
- Benicio Del Toro, David Duchovny, (more)
- Director(s):
- Susanne Bier
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Drama
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful I didnt hate the movie but I didnt like the movie. It' similar to basketball diary's with leonardo dicraprio but b.d. was alot better than this. too many pauses(stare's and moments) in between the ... Read More I didnt hate the movie but I didnt like the movie. It' similar to basketball diary's with leonardo dicraprio but b.d. was alot better than this. too many pauses(stare's and moments) in between the movie to try to pull you into how the characters are feeling in that moment. it worked on a few parts but the movie was like that the whole way, there was no payoff, if i can put it in those terms. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
4 out of 6 people found this review helpful i know some people will think this is great but my husband and i couldn't bear to watch another minute of it. the writing was terrible, the delivery stilted and the entire movie just didn't enhance ... Read More i know some people will think this is great but my husband and i couldn't bear to watch another minute of it. the writing was terrible, the delivery stilted and the entire movie just didn't enhance berry, del toro or anyone else in the movie.
some movies dealing with depressing topics are so well done you learn from them. this one we learned to shut off. do not rent. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful I have never written a review but felt that I had to after watching this movie. A complete train wreck is the best I can say. Easily in the top five worst movies that I have ever seen. A waste of a ... Read More I have never written a review but felt that I had to after watching this movie. A complete train wreck is the best I can say. Easily in the top five worst movies that I have ever seen. A waste of a good cast. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful THIS IS THE WORST MOVIE MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE EVER SEEN! DO NOT RENT IT!!! WE DIDN'T EVEN FINISH IT, IT WAS SO BAD! HALLE IS USUALLY SUCH A GREAT ACTRESS, BUT THE STORYLINE WAS JUST AWKWARD AND ... Read More THIS IS THE WORST MOVIE MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE EVER SEEN! DO NOT RENT IT!!! WE DIDN'T EVEN FINISH IT, IT WAS SO BAD! HALLE IS USUALLY SUCH A GREAT ACTRESS, BUT THE STORYLINE WAS JUST AWKWARD AND SLOW- DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME! Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful I thought this movie was really good. They had an all star cast. It was sad but uplifting at the same time. It taught me that no matter how hard your life becomes you can always turn it around. ... Read More I thought this movie was really good. They had an all star cast. It was sad but uplifting at the same time. It taught me that no matter how hard your life becomes you can always turn it around. Rent this movie and really watch it, don't do other things while you are watching it just sit and watch. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful I probably would've given this movie a 4-star review if they would have chosen anyone but Halle Berry to play the woman. I'm not saying she does a bad job -- it's just that she plays basically the ... Read More I probably would've given this movie a 4-star review if they would have chosen anyone but Halle Berry to play the woman. I'm not saying she does a bad job -- it's just that she plays basically the exact same role she played in Monster's Ball. Benicio Del Toro, on the other hand, is stellar, and his work in this film is top notch. This movie is tough, featuring a heroin addict and a widow struggling through their respective troubles, but it manages to hit home. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful I began watching this movie expecting it to be horrible but I was pleasantly surprised by the middle that I was not that bad after all. The acting was very good but the plot did not make the most ... Read More I began watching this movie expecting it to be horrible but I was pleasantly surprised by the middle that I was not that bad after all. The acting was very good but the plot did not make the most sense. The ending was rather unresolved and anti-climatic. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful Sublime perfection of a film. The things lost are so many here, though if begins with Berry's character losing her husband played well though very briefly by Duchovny. Del Toro plays her husband's ... Read More Sublime perfection of a film. The things lost are so many here, though if begins with Berry's character losing her husband played well though very briefly by Duchovny. Del Toro plays her husband's best friend who is a heroin addict - his losses too are many - in general his own life; and together they help one another to attempt recovery from their own tragic lives and to "accept the good" that is offered in a world of so much that is hard or wrong. Great and moving performances (brought me to tears several times) by Halle Berry & Benicio Del Toro and supporting roles as well by Omar Benson Miller, John Carroll Lynch & Alison Lohman. Great cast, great story movie and though a dark film, it's an excellent one. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
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