Review of In the Bedroom (2001) by Jesse B — 01 Nov 2010
The film starts out strong with the two lovers (Stahl and Tomie) yet feels -- as do the parents of the young man -- as though it gets stuck in a rut of grief. The further two thirds of the movie lingers on the display, and not the exploration of mourning the death of a loved one, which brings the film to a grinding halt for the remainder of the picture.
Aside from this observation, there is one other critic which I would levy toward this film which is the end. After the beautiful set up to this film which has established Wilkinson and Spacek (the real stars of the film) as very normal, happy Maine residents, I found it to be quite a stretch to comprehend their final actions.
Perhaps it would have worked in a different film, a less serious film. But as it stands the conclusion only lends itself to a disjointed tug toward some kind of emotional resolution when, in many cases similar to this, there are none.
This review of In the Bedroom (2001) was written by Jesse B on 01 Nov 2010.
In the Bedroom has generally received very positive reviews.
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