September 12, 2008
Poor Ruth. :(
Bijou Phillips, Elle Fanning, Harvey Loomis
Jeff Bridges demonstrates once again that he is one of the finest actors in film. Ted Cole (Bridges, Seabiscuit, The Big Lebowski), a successful writer/illustrator of children's books, i...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 14, 2004
Stats: 437 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (437)
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March 16, 2008They do a great job of capturing the quirky, somber, earthy mood of the chunk of the book they adapted. Something missing that I can't put my finger on, though.
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January 26, 2008I liked this film though I can't put my finger on what was so special about it.
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September 22, 2007After the great reviews this got when it was released I was slightly disappointed. While the acting performances were really good, with Jeff Bridges standing out, it was still really hard to relate to the characters and the decisions they made. At times the movie was sad, then od...( read more)
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October 27, 2009Tod Williams skilfully adapts a portion of John Irving's "un-filmable" novel A Widow for One Year; A Door in the Floor is a wonderful, beautifully acted and photographed film and is an exploration on grief, guilt and love that feels both unique and, most importantly...( read more)
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October 14, 2009Wow ill never seen Kim basinger like that such a great performance
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October 4, 2009Tod Williams' screenplay is a wonderfully written adaptation of one of my favorite John Irving novels. Jeff Bridges gives the stand-out performance in this film.
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September 22, 2009A great film that is based upon John Irving's Book "A Widow for One Year". A shocking yet extremely enjoyable film.
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September 20, 2009This film fails to maintain tonal consistency, which in a sense is intentional but not altogether successful. Director Tod Williams crafts it in such a way that there is a somber aura at the core of almost every scene, so the brief flashes of comedy are uncomfortable. It doesn't ...( read more)
Critic Reviews
July 14, 2004
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
July 14, 2004
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Extraordinary in every way, from the pitch-perfect performances to the delicate handling of explosive subject matter, The Door in the Floor is also a model of page-to-screen adaptation. full review
July 14, 2004
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Director Williams' tale never quite finds its footing. full review
July 14, 2004
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Jeff Bridges offers perhaps the wittiest and richest piece of screen acting by an American man so far this year in the best movie yet made from John Irving's fiction. full review
July 14, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Williams handles the main line of the story, the war between Ted and Marion, clearly and strongly. full review
June 16, 2004
Nick Schager, Filmcritic.com
fails to even approximate reasonable human emotion or behavior full review
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