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"In the Bedroom" starts on a sour Hollywood note

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Victor Khomenko

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You have to force yourself through the first 30-40 minutes of it, as it has that unpleasant "made-for-TV" flavor. However, if you manage to stay with it, you might be rewarded as suddenly thick suspense starts developing, and even though enough clues are given (again, in more of that made-for-TV fashion), you will eventually be treated with an ending that leaves enough loose ends hanging and sufficient food for thoughts to make it memorable.
Not a great film, but still above the typical American fare. Both Tom Wilkinson and Sissy Spacek do very good jobs, although the director and the script force Sissy to overdo dome scenes.

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I didn't think it improved as it went along, quite the contrary: it just - tinear 05:15:31 11/06/05 (0)
seemed more contrived and TW I found to be a disappointment. I thought 21 Grams did a much better job showing grief and it's different manifestations (yes, Sean's taking on the revenge "thing" was contrived and that's what ultimately lowered that film).
Naomi Watts seems to be a much more emotive force than poor Spacey, who was better as a kid in "Carrie."
I just couldn't care about her mean-spirited character in this movie.

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