| The Door in the Floor Review |
| by Jonathan F. Richards |
| Like Ted Cole, the enigmatic failed writer and failed human being at the
center of the movie, The Door in the Floor shows flashes of brilliance and
wonderful craftsmanship. It also dallies through passages of tedious
self-consciousness and wrong...more |
| The Door in the Floor Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| There is so much going on in the richly rewarding THE DOOR IN THE FLOOR that it
is hard to know where to start. The film is funny, sexy, tragic, touching and
sometimes kind of sweetly bizarre. It is a character study of some intriguing
individuals of...more |
| The Door in the Floor Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| "Specific details." That's what makes a great writer great according to
the grizzled Ted Cole (Jeff Bridges), a successful children's author and
sometime
pornographic artist speaking to his summer intern Eddie O'Hare (Jon Foster)
off the coast of...more |
| The Door in the Floor Review |
| by Ryan Ellis |
| 'The Door In The Floor' moves like Frankenstein's monster; it lurches in
fits and starts from one place to another. The plot gears aren't just
grinding in this picture, the transmission plummets into a very deep ditch.
I'm not sure if John Irving's...more |
| The Door in the Floor Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: A-) |
| Ted and Marion Cole (Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger)
once had a perfect marriage – until tragedy struck and
they witness their teenaged sons, Thomas and Timothy,
getting killed in a horrible car accident. Now, five
years later, her constant despondency...more |
| The Door in the Floor Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B+) |
| Future author Ruth Cole (Elle Fanning, "Daddy Day Care") is marked by one
beachside summer when her parents marriage fell apart. The tragedy of the
loss of two teenage boys drives Marion Cole (Kim Basinger, "8 Mile) into
the arms of her husband's...more |
| The Door in the Floor Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 7/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "The Door in the Floor" (Focus Features)
Based on the first portion of John Irving's 1998 best-seller, "A Widow
for One Year," this is the story of an emotionally ravaged couple coping with
the death of their two teenage...more |
| The Door in the Floor Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: A-) |
| Reviewed by: Harvey S. Karten
Grade: A-
Focus Features
Directed by: Tod Williams
Written by: Tod Williams, based on novel "A Widow for One
Year" by John Irving
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger, Eddie Cole, Mimi Rogers,
Elle Fanning, Bijou...more |
