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Keys to the House, The

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Keys to the House, The reviews
74
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Based on 13 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama  |  Family/Kids  |  Foreign

Written by: Gianni Amelio
Sandro Petraglia
Stefano Rulli
Giuseppe Pontiggia (novel Born Twice)

Directed by: Gianni Amelio

Release Date:
Theatrical: December 22, 2004
DVD: June 28, 2005

Running Time: 105 minutes, Color

Origin: Italy / France / Germany

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Kim Rossi Stuart, Andrea Rossi, Charlotte Rampling, Alla Faerovich, Pierfrancesco Favino, Manuel Katzy, Michael Weiss, and Ingrid Appenroth

The story of a young father forging a relationship with his handicapped son, whom he meets for the first time as a teenager.

What The Critics Said

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90

The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen

Outstanding, entirely unique father-son portrait.

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88

Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

Though "Keys" is not Amelio's best, it has an emotional power almost equal to anything he's done.

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80

The Onion (A.V. Club) Keith Phipps

Rossi (who is handicapped himself) gives the film a magnetic presence, playing the part as a mix of sweet-natured good intentions and frustrating limitations.

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80

LA Weekly Kim Morgan

There is nothing obvious about this subtle yet powerfully subversive look into the emotional toll and confusion of dealing with a disabled child.

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80

Variety Deborah Young

Radiates a warm humanity and uplifts the spirit. Subtle rather than sentimental, it lacks easy tears though attentive viewers will find it lacerating enough.

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80

Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

Though it is a work of fiction, we have the sense every minute that we are watching something real, something with the unmistakable taste of life.

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75

New York Post V.A. Musetto

Kim Rossi Stuart gives an excellent performance.

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70

The New York Times Manohla Dargis

The kind of quietly unassuming tear-jerker that works its way into your heart despite the occasional cries of protest emanating from your head.

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70

Village Voice Leslie Camhi

If the film's redemptive ending is a fairy tale, it's one we willingly embrace.

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70

Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

An unusual amalgam of formulaic feel-goodism and shocking tough-mindedness, a movie that allows us to decode the inner life of its hero while he's decoding the world around him.

70

TV Guide Ken Fox

Even more astonishing that the superb acting is the simple fact that director Gianni Amelio has managed to craft a touching tale of a father reunited with his disabled son without the slightest whiff of sentimentality.

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63

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Both Rossi and Charlotte Rampling, as the mother of another young patient, do fine work. But the only surprises come at the end, too late to move us the way they should.

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60

Chicago Reader J.R. Jones

The drama is hampered by a vague screenplay that takes its sweet time explaining the characters' past and never specifies the nature of the boy's palsy and apparent retardation.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 7.5 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Daniel W. gave it a9:
A superb blend of poignant with authentic. Throughout the film, I found myself trying to determine whether or not Paolo was truly handicapped or merely a wonderful actor (both being proven true), and (due to a common surname) wondering if Kim Rossi Stuart was indeed Paolo's real-life father (only pleasantly surprised to discover he was merely an actor). This film is not for the fainthearted or pursuers of maudlin sentimentality. Here is a reasonably hard-hitting film that bestows dignity to all families which must contend with lifelong (and often debilitating) disabilities.

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