hendrickssavana In the Bedroom is one of the greatest crime dramas ever made. This movie is based on a series of short stories called Kilkings by Andre Dubus. The story line was great. There were not any holes in the plot. Todd Field's direction was incredible. He also co-wrote the screenplay. He earned Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. The performances were top notch, especially from Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson, and Marisa Tomei. All three of them earned Academy Award nominations for their performances; Spacek earned one for Best Actress, Wilkinson earned one for Best actor, and Tomei earned one for Best Supporting Actress. The film was also nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards that year as well. In the Bedroom should have won every Acedemy Award it was nominated for. This film other major awards and deserved to win every single Academy Award because it is rare to see a film with such great performances, direction, and a great plot. While the film is a little slow at times, the director does it to show two parents' grief over the loss of their son and how it affects both parents, but in different ways. Be patient when it starts to become a little slow, as this is done to help audiences understand why the parents are acting and thinking the way that they are This is a great film universally acclaimed by critics everywhere and still continues to be praised by critics as the years go by. This is one of my favorite films. I love the intensity, the acting, the plot, and the music. I love this more and more every time I watch this one. As I get older, I know I will enjoy this one even more.

SnoopyStyle Married couple Matt (Tom Wilkinson) and Ruth Fowler (Sissy Spacek) live in a small coastal community in Maine. Their only son Frank (Nick Stahl) returns in love with the older Natalie Strout (Marisa Tomei) who has two young sons. Her ex-husband Richard Strout (William Mapother) is angry and shoots Frank at the family home. The Strouts are an important family in the town and Richard gets bail. Natalie didn't actually see the shooting. Marla Keyes (Karen Allen) is the defense attorney.The story is presented quietly. Nevertheless, the acting is overpowering. Tom Wilkinson is a rock crumbling before our eyes. Sissy Spacek is brilliant. Everybody is terrific. Other than a couple big emotions scenes, this movie is a study of quiet desperation. The forced smiles and the meaningless conversations hide the true intensity underneath the surface.

Danny Blankenship Every film you watch can't be all happy filled and all smiles. Just as in life bad things like tragic deaths of loved ones happen, and as shown in this film it tears people's world apart. True life is full of love, and enjoyment and conflict and on the down part pain and suffering. Aside from it's sad tragic theme this film is well supported from it's plot and the long slow direction as common from director Todd Field draws you in.Set in a sleepy New England town a young man Frank Fowler(Nick Stahl)is involved romantically with an older single woman(Marisa Tomei) a mom of two who's split from her abuse prone first husband. Frank's parents the well to do educated Fowlers(brilliant performances from Tom Wilkinson and Sissy Spacek) mother a music teacher and dad a doctor don't happen to approve of this relationship of Frank's. Only when least expected the apparent nightmare comes true the relationship results in tragic means. And this has a lasting impact on the Fowlers. Causing the need for matters to be taken into their own hands.Really "In the Bedroom" is one powerful film that's painful, it's filled with sorrow and guilt and the performances from the cast is top notch, one film that if you can deal with the sadness it's not to be missed.

froberts73 First of all, to the 'idjit' who found the flick boring, I award two free tickets to a slasher movie celebration or, a Bugs Bunny cartoon. That will suit his mentality.Question why the R rating? It should have been a PG-13. The story of conflict within the family will hit home to many. The ending may not satisfy some, but I won't go into it it would be a spoiler. Some of the outstanding things are the quick scenes, the close-ups, the beautiful, moody photography.The acting was superb. Spacek is everyone's favorite, Wilkinson was thoroughly convincing as was the entire well-chosen cast, particularly the 'bad' guy.This movie is a gem.