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| The Safety Of Objects [2003] | ![The Safety Of Objects [2003]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GAETVKMFL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Rose Troche
Actors: Glenn Close, Dermot Mulroney, Mary Kay Place, Patricia Clarkson, Jessica Campbell
Studio: Entertainment in Video
Category: DVD
List Price: £19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (3 reviews)
Sales Rank: 25558
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: DVD
Running Time: 115 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
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Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5017239192241
ASIN: B00015N4SY
Release Date: February 16, 2004
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 Recommended August 22, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Although I read (and enjoyed) the book years ago, my reason for watching this film was the curiosity of seeing Rose Troche's direction - I've been a fan of her work with Go Fish and, more recently, The L Word. And I was very impressed - well scripted, well acted and excellently directed. Even the opening credits hooked me!brA tragic tale interwoven with humour, this film is a must-see.
 A BOOK ADAPTATION GONE AWRY... July 1, 2004
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
With a superlative ensemble cast giving note worthy performances, I expected this movie to be better than it actually was. Unfortunately, it was a sterile production, as none of the characters really grab the viewer emotionally. The normal rules of engagement seem to be lacking, leaving the viewer with the sense of having seen a shell of what was potentially a good film. Instead, the viewer gets a film with a few good hurrahs amidst a motley reel of celluloid. It is an ambitious film that does not see its ambitions realized.pAdapted from a book of short stories by A. H. Holmes, the film attempts to weave these short stories into a collective, cohesive narrative. It is a strained effort, at best. It gives an ostensible slice of suburban angst through the stories of four middle class families, neighbors in a suburban community. All have some connection to a car accident that severely injured the son of one of these families, causing him to remain in a vegetative state. pThe film plods along, unraveling the accident in tortuous fashion as it takes the viewer to the final denouement. Some of the characters behave inexplicably without rhyme or reason as to why they would behave in such a fashion, leaving the viewer to wonder why. While the reasons may be of interest, there is not a clue as to such. It may simply be that the author's interrelated short stories simply did not adapt well to film, despite best efforts to make it into a cohesive entity.pYet, a pre-pubescent boy talks to his sister's Barbie doll, believing that they have some kind of relationship, and he believes that Barbie talks back to him. A man whose marital relationship is on the brink of disaster leaves his wife and family at a critical juncture in order to help a neighbor try to win an SUV contest at a local mall. Why they act in this fashion is the question. The answer is entirely shrouded and obscure, so that the viewer is left puzzled and grasping at straws, in the end not really caring at all why. pSo, despite excellent performances by the cast, the film is torpid at best, staying afloat simply because of the efforts of the cast not to go down with a sinking ship. The stories of the characters themselves simply cannot sustain the film sufficiently, despite the valiant efforts of the cast and the director. It is a somewhat depressing film that is unable to break away from its own inherent torpor. Still, it is worth a rental, if only for the fine performances of this stellar ensemble cast.
Surreally real. March 21, 2004
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This movie is incredibly real and yet surreal at the same time. The humour is akin to that in American Beauty with the story being about real hopes and dreams and how people deal with them either being lost or just not happening.pWe get a glimpse into the functinality of disfunctional middle America, and what a trip it is. There is an underlying sadness about this film that is so real it is frightening, we follow several families through trial and tribulation and it is terrific.pEvery performance is first rate and everything is plausable due to the surreal aspects, including the talking doll-girlfriend which would ordinarilly be ludicrous.pThe soundtrack is excellent and very enjoyable, some well known songs nicely mixed with some less well know, but appropriate, tracks.pIf you don't like dark, morose humour then steer clear this is not a light comedy, but, if you you like dark real issues then I would snap this up at once.
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