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08/19/03
The Safety of Objects (2003)
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Reviews Counted:72
Fresh:35
Rotten:37
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: The large cast of characters and scripting are too unwieldy, and the suburban angst theme feels tired.
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: THE SAFETY OF OBJECTS is an American suburban drama filled with subversive humour. We uncover the lives of four neighbouring families as they struggle to make honest human relationships. In doing... [More]
Starring: Glenn Close, Patricia Clarkson, Dermot Mulroney, Joshua Jackson
Director: Rose Troche
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02/09/06
Top CriticTroche has created a truly moving film, upsetting and uplifting in equal measure.
08/05/03
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08/14/03
The actors perform beautifully, but most of this superb thespianism goes to waste on a script that wavers in tone from sublime to ridiculous.
03/07/03
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06/06/03
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06/23/03
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02/21/04
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07/21/05
Top Critic[Troche] assembles the damaged human elements of Ms. Homes's world with patience and precision, and more often than not chooses dry understatement over easy satire or obvious sentiment.
03/06/03
Top CriticSimply put, there's too much going on, and too many fragile, damaged characters to fret appropriately over.
07/08/03
I had a hard time keeping track of the members of each family from one jagged scene to the next, especially since no one says or does anything particularly interesting.
03/13/03
The film is so energetic (a plus) that its body is often ahead of its brain. Still, the movie isn't so sappy that we're forced to resist it.
01/11/02
After a slow start in which the complexities of person and plot take an age to get established, the film catches real emotional fire in some most unexpected places.
03/14/03
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03/27/03
The characters are unusual enough, the dialogue sharp enough, and the acting good enough that it is relatively pleasant watching these lives for a couple hours.
02/08/03
Troche's film derives its voltage from the way it burrows to find that the connections within -- and among -- families are very much alive.
03/06/03
It is as provocative as it is touching.
03/07/03
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