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Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
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Reviews Counted:120
Fresh:77
Rotten:43
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: Things We Lost in the Fire is a well-acted, beautifully filmed reflection on love, loss, addiction and recovery from life's obstacles.
Theatrical Release:01-02-2008
Synopsis: Danish director Susanne Bier gained international acclaim when she was nominated for an Oscar for 2006's AFTER THE WEDDING, but before that she had strong ties to the hyper-realistic, documentary... [More]
Starring: Halle Berry, Benicio Del Toro, David Duchovny, Omar Benson Miller
Director: Susanne Bier
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10/20/07
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02/01/08
Top CriticSusanne Bier's first English-language film is a superbly written, powerfully emotional drama with terrific, Oscar-worthy performances from Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro.
10/25/07
Danish director Bier focuses on themes and relationships in what's otherwise a rather contrived melodrama.
10/27/07
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10/18/08
Top CriticServes as strong reminder of what a powerfully charismatic and completely natural actor Benicio Del Toro is.
10/19/07
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04/23/09
Where the film's ambitions crumble is in its avowed refusal to make its audience too uncomfortable.
05/01/08
Scheduled blowups and symbolic dreams and interminable tears until we all feel like we've learned a little something about loss: We want our two hours back.
02/22/08
Things We Lost in the Fire is certainly not a comedy, but it is definitely mordant with its two Big Themes: Loss and Addiction, both treated in a singularly heavy-handed manner, for which I blame primarily Mr. Loeb’s screenplay.
10/31/07
As yet another example of a gifted foreign filmmaker...fudging up their reputation by traveling over to Tinsel Town for some Western promise, Things We Lost in the Fire is Lifetime lite cinema masquerading as actual A-list excellence.
10/19/07
Lacks the urgency of [director Bier's] Danish films.
10/19/07
This story never quite transcends the melodrama because the characters don't grow or change... they just stay mired in the muck of their soap opera existence.
10/20/07
Del Toro pulls off a tight-wire dramatic performance that keeps the film afloat, but can't obscure the constant hiss of pop psychology that pierces nearly every scene.
10/19/07
Jerry and Audrey are locked into reductive storylines, so their shadowed eyes and perspiring brows are only telling you what you already know.
10/19/07
...a muddled story that features an outstanding performance by Del Toro ...wrapped up in pretentious storytelling.
10/21/07
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