Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
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Reviews Counted: 116 Fresh: 75 Rotten:41 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.
Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins
Theatrical Release: Oct 19, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $3,241,832
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 style of the Dogme 95 group. In her U.S. debut, THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE, Bier effectively... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Halle Berry, Benicio Del Toro, David Duchovny, Omar Benson Miller, Alison Lohman
Director: Susanne Bier
Screenwriter: Allan Loeb
Producer: Sam Mendes, Sam Mercer
Composer: Johan Soderqvist
Screenwriter: Allan Loeb
Producer: Sam Mendes, Sam Mercer
Composer: Johan Soderqvist
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The best part of the film is del Toro's performance, a junkie jumble of many layers, glued together with a deep seated humanity that reaches out to us.
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08/14/08
A Susanne Bier film guarantees us a potent emotional journey, and this, Bier's first English language film, dissects hearts and searches for truths.
08/14/08
Where the film's ambitions crumble is in its avowed refusal to make its audience too uncomfortable.
05/01/08
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04/03/08
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Things We Lost in the Fire sounds like a made-for-Lifetime weeper. But two superlative performances means "Fire" is anything but a by-the-book drama.
03/04/08
Less than profound, but consistently honest, Things We Lost in the Fire is neither triumphant nor great, but it is meaningful.
02/25/08
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02/05/08
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...never entirely comes off as the searing, hard-to-watch drama it's presumably supposed to be.
11/24/07
"Things We Lost In The Fire" is an overlong downer that crumbles under the relentless strain of anger and grief.
11/19/07
Damaged individuals healing one another is a serviceable idea for a film, but Things We Lost in the Fire is missing an essential component: plausibility.
11/12/07
In an unusual season with so many films are aimed at adults Things We Lost may be the most mature of the lot.
11/07/07
Things We Lost in the Fire: Any sense of rhythm or pace, and an ending that won't make you groan.
11/02/07
A sobering and intimate look at how we handle loss, "Things We Lost in the Fire" is owned by the performance of Benicio del Toro.
11/01/07
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
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There is much that is right about this film; it is a shame that it tries a bit too hard and falls a bit short.
10/30/07
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