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zingy
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 The Door in the Floor The Door in the Floor Quote: The Door in the Floor is a 2004 American drama film written and directed by Tod Williams. The screenplay is based on the first third of the 1998 novel A Widow for One Year by John Irving.
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movies35
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This one could've been better, performances were amazing though.
7/10 (B-)
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insomniacdude
I just lost the game
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 7:00 pm
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This was a really weird movie. A week later and I still haven't really osrted out my thoughts. I'd give it an A- right now. GREAT performances. Simply stellar.
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thompsoncory
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THE DOOR IN THE FLOOR is a moving tale of loss, adultery and self-discovery. When a teenage boy (Jon Foster) travels for the summer to the home of author Ted Cole (Jeff Bridges), he soon finds himself having an affair with Cole's wife Marion (Kim Basinger), a woman aged by the incomprehensible depression she went through after the death of her two sons. Jon Foster gives a great debut performance here, portraying his character as an innocent who slowly becomes corrupted. Jeff Bridges also does a good job as well. The real scene-stealers though are Kim Basinger, who portrays her role with a lot of heart and emotion, and the adorable Elle Fanning, who plays the couple's 4-year-old daughter. The real flaws that the film suffers from are pointless supporting characters. Some backstories aren't clear and this makes these characters harder to follow. Other than that, it's a good movie that's definitely worth a rent.
7/10 ( B )
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kypade
Kypade
Joined: Sat Oct 30, 2004 10:53 pm
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So, is this any good? :O
You have about 6 minutes at most to respond. Thanks. :O
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zennier
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Its alright. Sort of a letdown. If nothing else is on.... the performances are pretty good... the rest not so much.
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Christian
Team Kris
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Yeah pretty much, amazing performances (even Mimi Rogers in a small role), other than that, I thought the film was sort of a let down and emotionally distant.
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kypade
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I really don't know what to think of this, so far. Should be almost over, I think.
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insomniacdude
I just lost the game
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insomniacdude wrote: This was a really weird movie. A week later and I still haven't really osrted out my thoughts. I'd give it an A- right now. GREAT performances. Simply stellar. Yup. It's been a year, and I still haven't sorted it out.  _________________
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android
Cream of the Crop
Joined: Sun Aug 28, 2005 7:44 am
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Thank god for the search button.
Well, I thought it was a wonderful little film (haven't read the novel, but to think that it's only a part of the book, woah!). Slow-paced, yes, but I was hypnotised the whole time. Really. And as some critic said, it's a movie that isn't afraid to use silence (and long shots).
Kim Basinger, Jeff Bridges and the screenplay were robbed that year. They were so much better than 90% of the nominees.
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