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Safety of Objects (The)

Country: USA, Language: English, 121 mins

  • Director: Rose Troche
  • Writer: A.M. Homes; Rose Troche

CGiii Comment

Good performances cannot save this soap-opera-ish look at middle-class America - unengaging and unsympathetic.

A few likeable characters may have saved this from the despondency you are destined to feel by the end.

Close is, as usual, strong - not particularly difficult - given her role.

Overall, it's another stab at mid-America - in the style of American Beauty - without its slick skill.

Yet another finely-cast movie...for the bargain bin.


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The(ir) Blurb...

A series of overlapping stories about four suburban families dealing with different maladies. Esther Gold's life is consumed by caring for her comatose son; Jim Train is sent into a tailspin when he's passed over for a promotion; Annette Jennings' family is struggling in the wake of her divorce; Helen Christianson is determined to shake up her mundane life.

Cast & Characters

Glenn Close as Esther Gold;
Dermot Mulroney as Jim Train;
Jessica Campbell as Julie Gold;
Patricia Clarkson as Annette Jennings;
Joshua Jackson as Paul Gold;
Moira Kelly as Susan Train;
Robert Klein as Howard Gold;
Timothy Olyphant as Randy;
Mary Kay Place as Helen Christianson;
Kristen Stewart as Sam Jennings;
Alex House as Jake Train;
Charlotte Arnold as Sally Christianson;
Andrew Airlie as Bruce Jennings;
Stephanie Mills as Karen;
Angela Vint as Tina