12.29.2001
 
Well, "In The Bedroom" gets a nod from me for a quality (and textbook example of) Film Noir.

The movie is definitely not for the average movie goer (or for the sleepy for that matter) since it is more or less devoid of background music. One of the characters in the film summarizes with one line what a majority of the movie is all about: "... like a rest in music, quiet that is so loud." The meat of the movie is how everyone copes with death. The father shuts off all emotion while the mother lets go of her suburbian taboos.

In short, it's like "Cookie's Fortune" without Liv Tyler and comedy. And one instance of extreme blatant in-advertising. Still a good film if you're into movies that require you to think throughout it... even if you are only doing it to stay awake.

... Now I have an urge to go clean the shower/bathroom. Better not to ask why.

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