Review of In the Bedroom (2001) by Fritz F — 02 Aug 2015

A sorrow and human depiction of a realistic suburban/community family drama similar to "Ordinary People".

This depressing, but ultimately somewhat emotionally rewarding, yet stone story was very intimate feeling and well directed & written by Todd Field.

This was one of the most interesting watches I've had recently.

The film started out pretty uninteresting and conventional, but then turned into a slow-burning almost thriller type of film.

The dull first act or so, weird editing, and boring storytelling near the beginning were kinda flawed to me, but once I got more into this film it gripped me more and left me cold and upset.

By the end of it I had the same feeling as I did after Field's other film "Little Children" ended. I wanted it to keep going due to the uncertain future and overall intrigue I had in the characters.

"In the Bedroom" may not be the most jolly or entertaining watch for some, but it did something strange to me and I think Todd Field has a good way of doing that with the stories he tells in his films and the themes they hold.

I'd like to see more from him.