Things We Lost in the Fire
User Score
8.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22

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  1. KhalidA.
    Nov 4, 2007
    10
    This movie ia a raw emotional masterpiece. What it presents is a unflinching, disarmingly honest and authentic portrait of loss, addiction, pain, redemption, and recovery. The performances are simply Sublime. Benicio triumphs as a dark, disturbed and almost irreversibly broken addict that is at the same time charming, witty, caring and heart-warmingly idiosyncratic. Now Halle Berry is just SUPERB in this movie! Her performance is so raw, unvarnished and searingly honest that it gives you chills. She perfectly embodies a character that in the face of her loss, is realistically complex. She is vulnerable yet icy and prickly, she is needy yet she perfectly portrays her character with justified and realistic ANGER and resentment. And the scenes of face-off between the 2 characters they play are so enthralling and so intense, you can hardly breathe.This is a rare movie, one that really touches you so deeply, that for a while after viewing it you almost cant bring yourself to even move.… Expand
  2. Erica
    Mar 8, 2008
    9
    Slow...but overall good...great acting on the main characters' part.
  3. alexa.
    Oct 17, 2007
    9
    Absolutely wonderful, moving film. Benicio is amazing.
  4. LeonardP.
    Oct 21, 2007
    10
    Here is proof that most critics have their heads up their asses. this is a remarkable film. Del Toro's performance here equals that of Meryl Streep's in Sophie's Choice.Her's is the best performance ever on screen by a woman and Del Toro's here is the best by a man.
  5. RichardV.
    Nov 13, 2007
    9
    Although flawed, ultimately a real and moving motion picture that blurs the distinction between art and commercial films. Del Toro is such an incredible actor. And Barry matches him scene for scene. I won't forget it for a long time. More films like this, please.
  6. michellec.
    Oct 17, 2007
    9
    Benicio Del Toro was simply fantastic. This movie was so completely moving and heart wrenching. These kids were insanely beautiful!!!

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Metascore
63 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 30
  3. Negative: 2 out of 30
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    50
    An unstable mix of a tearjerker, junkie-recovery story and odd-couple pairing. The film marks the American debut of Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier, whose European films show a strong affinity for stories of human frailties and of families unraveling.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    60
    A live-wire performance by Benicio Del Toro sparks an otherwise morose study of loss, addiction and catharsis.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    58
    No matter what panache Bier adds, Things We Lost is still a TV-scaled tear-duct drama about a beautiful woman who pushes past sadness in her House & Garden home.
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