Everything Put Together (2000)

69% of critics liked it
(29 reviews)
45% of users liked it
(585 ratings)

Marc Forster directs this chilling psychological drama about a young mother trying to come to terms with the loss of her first born. Angie (Radha Mitchell) and her husband Russ (Justin Louis) live a quiet suburban life. At the film's opening, Angie, along with her best friends Judith (Catherine… More Marc Forster directs this chilling psychological drama about a young mother trying to come to terms with the loss of her first born. Angie (Radha Mitchell) and her husband Russ (Justin Louis) live a quiet suburban life. At the film's opening, Angie, along with her best friends Judith (Catherine Lloyd Burns) and Barbie (Megan Mullally), who also happen to be pregnant, gleefully discuss morning sickness and baby showers. After her textbook delivery to a healthy boy, the doctor pulls Russ aside and whispers something in his ear. Angie's worst fears are confirmed when she learns that her child suddenly died, a victim of sudden infant death syndrome. In spite of loving support from her husband and friends, Angie quickly spirals into a deep depression and begins developing morbid obsessions, such as going to morgue to examine her baby, visiting the place where her child's toys are buried, and watching children at play in the park. Shot on digital video, the film features an intense emotionally immediacy. This film was screened at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 25 min.
Directed By: Marc Forster
Written By: Catherine Lloyd Burns, Adam Forgash
Genres: Drama, Horror, Art House & International

In Theaters: Nov 2, 2001 Wide
On DVD: Apr 9, 2002
Studio: Vitagraph Films

Critic Reviews

Emanuel Levy, Variety
A riveting haunting chronicle of a young mother who's lost her baby (a splendid Radha Mitchell), the film lacks sharp narrative but has emotional immediacy and intensity and displays the voice of a gifted director, Marc Forster, a major talent to watch
, Chicago Tribune
Everything Put Together takes a couple of curious turns that you will either applaud or hiss at, depending on the type of film you are looking for.
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
Aims for genuine discomfort, and it hits the mark with intelligence and style.
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
The subject matter is queasy, but Radha Mitchell ... is pitch perfect as Angie.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Despite an evocatively dark-toned DV atmosphere, is too responsible to erupt into the kind of operatic maternal horror it keeps threatening the audience with.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
[Foster] shoots this rather grim film like a pretentious horror flick.
Mark Sells, Oregon Herald
Suspenseful and satirical, it approaches a modern day suburban nightmare.
Dan Jardine, Apollo Guide
While pockmarked by some flaws and blemishes, it remains an intriguing effort, marking the debut of a young director worth keeping an eye on.
John Venable, Supercala.com
It may be a decent reflection of the shallowness of our society, and the unwillingness of many to get involved when they're most needed, but it didn't evoke any emotional reaction from me...just the feeling that I'd been robbed of my time.
Jeremiah Kipp, Matinee Magazine
Moving down the list: Suburban dread? Check. Social statement about medical incompetence? Check. Shot on hand-held digital video? Check.
Gil Jawetz, DVDTalk.com
Everything Put Together is an affecting and chilling film that deals with the very basics of storytelling: Characters and the way they interact.

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Cast

            Radha Mitchell as Angie

            Megan Mullally as Barbie

            Justin Louis as Russ

            Catherine Lloyd Burns as Judith

            Alan Ruck as Kessel

            Michele Hicks as April

            Matt Malloy as Dr. Reiner

            Mark Boone Jr. as Bill

            Shelly Desai as storage man

            Judy Geeson as Angie's Mother

            Pamela Gordon as Nurse A

            Tom McCleister as Dr. Miller

            Paul Hayes as Dr. Spiegel

            Thomas Prisco as Doctor A

            Henry King as Barbie's twin

            Vince Vieluf as Jim

            Amy Carlson as Jane

            Arly Jover as Nurse Edna

            Jonathan Slavin as photo clerk

            Garvin Funches as orderly

            Octavia L. Spencer as Nurse B

            Jennie Vaughn as cashier

            Scott Vance as priest

            Dakota Leopardi as Justin

            Jacqueline Heinze as Jean

            Rob Swanson as man in park

            Courtney Watkins as H20 Instructor

            Blake Rossi as Michael

            Stephanie Schneider as party videographer

            John P. Hunter as hearse driver

            Kevin Ratliffe as Simon

            Martha Mendoza as Marie

            Pam Monroe as Loni

            King Oliver as Barbie's twin

            Rob Lagarde as mailman

            Louis Ferreira
            
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