IN THE BEDROOM (2001)

The Fowler's are a happy open-minded family, where the father Matt (Tom Wilkinson) is a medical doctor, the mother Ruth (Sissy Spacek) is a school teacher, and the son Frank (Nick Stahl) is about to take off for college.  Frank is also seeing Natalie Strout (Marisa Tomei), who is a little older than Frank and has two son's from a previous relationship from which she has not yet settled the divorce.  Natalie's husband is a jealous and insecure man who ends up punching Frank during a visit to the home of Natalie and the children.  This is just the thunder before the storm and eventually the storm will hit the Fowler's with full force.  In the Bedroom is a thoughtful film that depicts the human psychology of grief with genuine affection that touches the audience with fear, anger, compassion, and despair.  At the end the story leaves the audience with a notion that will shake the mind of the thoughtful in a subtle manner.

DIRECTED BY

Todd Field

COUNTRY

USA
REVIEWED
2/15/2003
GRADE


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