86
Metascore
31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrThe surehandedly wrought, beautifully acted, almost unbearably tense In the Bedroom is a rare film, not to be missed.
- 100NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenThe compositions, the editing, the lighting, the sound, the music: everything seems meticulously considered, conjuring up a hushed intimacy that instantly sucks you in.
- 100SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinThe best movie of the last several years: the most evocative, the most mysterious, the most inconsolably devastating.
- 100The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenWhen a film as profoundly quiet as In the Bedroom comes along, it feels almost miraculous, as if a shimmering piece of art had slipped below the radar and through the minefield of commerce.
- 100San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannA lot of actors are labeled "brave" for taking on difficult scripts like this, but Spacek is the real thing: an artist first, without vanity, and a movie star almost by default.
- 88New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickTremendously affecting on several levels, In the Bedroom is must-see viewing for anyone who complains Hollywood doesn't make movies for grownups.
- 80VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyBeautifully acted by a diverse ensemble, this Good Machine production is carefully crafted and deliberately paced.
- 80TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghMeticulously observed and devastatingly well-acted.
- 75New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsIt's a human drama, drawn in such careful emotional detail, its two acts of violence -- one shown, one not -- are almost incidental.
- 50Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanIncreasingly unconvincing, In the Bedroom turns genteel rabble-rouser. Field's leisurely buildup forestalls but doesn't prevent his movie's mutation into a granola "Death Wish."