Things We Lost in the Fire

this film have a good family story.2 best actors have a good film togeder i like it.but i dont like story for this movie beacuse this film is a normaly talking film i really tierd to see this.however i think this... Full review

Good story great performances by all parties in a story of lose and how people deal with that lose-Berry is excellentas a wife who has to deal with the tragic death of her husband, chosing to take on the burden of... Full review

Halle berry is good here del toro is good as jerry somewhat and dunchovy is not bad as the husband of berry here it deals with drug issues and rehab and it deals a lot of loss and pain it may... Full review

she is always good. I just could not buy into she and David Dachovany. I just could not feel the chemistry between them.... Full review

It could have been more moving, but Things We Lost in the Fire still keeps the spark lit until the credits finally roll.... Full review

The movie is boring, very slow, no action, i didnt like it, and i felt that it was based on a very weak story, i cant believe people gave it B!!!!!!... Full review

What a DOWNER!! And who picked out the kids--TOO Cutsie! May be one of the worst "A" films I've ever seen. No return trip for me.... Full review

Sometimes you have to view movies one day at a time. As a film buff, I have to take the good with the bad. Danish director Susanne Bier's first American venture, "Things We Lost in the Fire" is one of those... Full review

Although the subject matter is depressing, there's redemption in the end. Add the bonus of excellent top-notch acting by both Halle and Benicio, and this was a very, very, good movie. Even Duchovny was excellent and believable in his small role.... Full review

Basically, a really good script and competant, somewhat insightful performances filmed by a director making some very accesible but still original decisions about how to portray the characters. For film students, this'll be a total blast, and for a lot of... Full review

If you appreciate great acting, Halle Berry gives an impressive performance.....Also, it's probably not a good "date night" dvd.....If you're a media or film student or an actor interested in drama, this is a good film to study..... ... Full Review

Yet the acting is so good, one can forgive some of the film's shortcomings.....Benicio Del Toro is superb as the drug-addled Jerry Sunborne.....Moviegoers aren't really keen on watching seriously heavy, overly dramatic slice-of-life films, no matter who's starring in them....Even the movie's title, based on an occurrence mentioned in the story but clearly intended metaphorically, seems contrived.....undermine the story's credibility..... ... Full Review

benefits from a strong director capable of eliciting delicacy.....a picture of detachment and enthralled with the needle for so long....Allan Loeb's debut script, despite occasional clangers given to the remarkable un-irritating children, carefully highlights both Audrey's and Jerry's precarious predicament;....Thankfully her sublime, nuanced performance in Things We Lost in the Fire as a grieving widow clinging to her dead husband's best friend shows not only.... ... Full Review

Allan Loeb's screenplay is not bad, by any means....the scenes showing happy families in flashback are not worthy of Bier.....It is a masterful performance....it has weaknesses that make it an average film, not something special.....David Duchovny's performance as Brian, who we meet in flashback, is key to the story's integrity..... ... Full Review

I loved the restraint the children showed , its hard for children to not be cute, but deft direction from weir keeps them tempered. And I love the story and its tender handling of immense grief. ... Full Review

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Widely known outside of America for her films 'After the Wedding' and 'Open Hearts' among others, producer Sam Mendes championed Bier's signature style for the film which would have seemingly been a perfect fit for her unique handheld camera-work. ... Full Article

Audrey Burke played by Halle Berry lives the life everyone dreams of; a nice quiet family home, a successful husband who cares and not a problem in the world except one. ... Full Article

When Audrey Burke (Halle Berry) is given the news that Brian (David Duchovny), her husband of 11 years, and father of two young children has been killed in a random act of violence, when he was going to a stranger's... ... Full Article

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