Fresh
A richly compelling movie that is as hard to forget as it is difficult to warm up to.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
The Safety of Objects
What do you hold on to when your world turns upside down?
2002 · 2h 1m · R
Drama
Directed by
Rose Troche
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The Safety of Objects
Overview
In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.
Director and cast
- Rose Troche Director
- Glenn Close as Esther Gold
- Dermot Mulroney as Jim Train
- Jessica Campbell as Julie Gold
- Patricia Clarkson as Annette Jennings
- Joshua Jackson as Paul Gold
- Moira Kelly as Susan Train
- Robert Klein as Howard Gold
- Timothy Olyphant as Randy
- Mary Kay Place as Helen Christianson
- Kristen Stewart as Sam Jennings
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
49%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's a movie located in an interesting place, but without quite enough self-confidence really to inhabit it.
Ray Conlogue, Globe and Mail
Rotten
The sheer number and variety of miseries on view suggest a kind of wallowing.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
In boldly departing from the safety of a strong, unifying plot, Troche makes virtual objects of her characters by showing us plenty that intrigues and not enough that enlightens.
Vic Vogler, Denver Post
Rotten
Troche ... seems to be tuned into Homes' writing, but without really knowing how to translate it to a cinematic narrative.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
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