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| Things We Lost in the Fire (2007) |
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| Release Date
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26 October 2007 |
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Color |
| Country
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USA / UK |
| Genre
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Drama |
| Certification
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USA:R |
| Company
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DreamWorks Pictures |
| Language
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English |
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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Overwiew :A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss. Interracial Marriage / Drugs / Love / Family / Death |
Starring :
Quinn Lord, Alexis Llewellyn, Liam James, Sarah Dubrovsky, Nicola Anderson, Alison Lohman, Benicio Del Toro, David Duchovny, Halle Berry, Ken Tremblett, Ron Selmour, Gerry Rousseau, Jessica McLeod, Margaret Ma
Directors :
Susanne Bier
Producers :
Pippa Harris, Barbara Kelly, Samuel L. Mercer, Sam Mendes, Allan Loeb
Writers :
Allan Loeb |
 Critic Reviews
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USA Today - Claudia Puig : Though loss is the cornerstone of the slow-moving and somber Things We Lost in the Fire, wisdom is gained by the final frame. more...
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B
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer - William Arnold : ...a poignant, extremely well-told parable... more...
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B
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San Francisco Chronicle - Walter Addiego : Benicio Del Toro turns in a first-rate performance... more...
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B+
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ReelViews - James Berardinelli : ...deals frankly and openly with the wounds - some obvious, some not so obvious - that are left by the tragic, untimely loss of a loved one. more...
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A-
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New York Times - Stephen Holden : ...a movie that, despite its fine acting, has the emotional impact of a general anesthetic. more...
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B-
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New York Post - Kyle Smith : Things We Lost in the Fire was made to win awards, and I'm here to present it with one: the Cliché of the Year honors, otherwise known as the Hackney. more...
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C-
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Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan : ...though it is erratic and can come off as manufactured, this film has the gift of gathering strength as it goes on. more...
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B-
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Hollywood Reporter - Kirk Honeycutt : Uneven but often compelling drama about an American family in crisis by a European filmmaker. more...
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B
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filmcritic.com - Sean O'Connell : Complicated and raw... more...
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B-
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Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum : ...a safely false, glamorized weepie... more...
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C+
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E! Online - Dezhda Mountz : ...a modern weepie that manages to hit all the marks, without being too terribly predictable. more...
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B
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Chicago Tribune - Michael Phillips : ...consistently well-acted and, for a studio picture, pretty sharp on the subject of addiction and recovery and relapse. more...
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B
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Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert : The key performance in the film is by Del Toro, who never overplays, who sidesteps any temptation to go over the top... more...
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B
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jaqwan says @ Saturday - November 03,2007
The movie disappointed me. The story line was weak and the performance of Halle Berry was disappointing. | | | | Reply | | |
Jula45 says @ Saturday - October 27,2007
It took too long to understand where the movie was going. A lot of unnecessary things thrown in. But, overall the movie was good. | | | | Reply | | |
babyboy98626 says @ Thursday - October 25,2007
The performance of Benicio del Toro is fantastic. A fantastic movie with a great storyline and great performance by the actors. | | | | Reply | | |
gianoxlein says @ Thursday - October 25,2007
The best movie of the year. | | | | Reply | | |
gard4626 says @ Wednesday - October 24,2007
The movie can easily inspire, enrich, touch and impress anyone. Script is impressive and beautiful. Performances of all the actors and actresses are amazing. | | | | Reply | | |
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