Beanbioca As Good As It Gets

Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

rooprect I spent the first half of this movie utterly despising it, but in the end I admit it's a good movie. If you're not easily offended.The story revolves around the extremely dysfunctional marriage (and not in a funny way either) between a couple surviving the wreckage of a tragedy. A writer (Jeff Bridges) and his often catatonically depressed wife (Kim Basinger) are failing miserably at raising their young child (Elle Fanning). Failing miserably is the understatement of the year. Their actions border on child abuse including overt extramarital affairs, leaving the bedroom door wide open so that their 4-year-old daughter witnesses sex doggie style, leaving her unattended or generally ignored much of the time resulting in serious accidents, and (although this is debatable depending on how open you are with your kids) walking around butt naked. Oh, maybe I should mention that one of them commits statutory rape. 60 times.If you can get past that, you're in the clear.You soon realize, or should soon realize, that this is the story of some individuals who are using tragedy to excuse their selfishness while obliviously wreaking havoc on a small child's mind. And that is the central theme of the film and the key to understanding the cryptic reference of the title "The Door in the Floor".As you can see, this is a very challenging and possibly controversial story. In that respect it reminds me of the Terry Gilliam film "Tideland" which revolves around a 30-year-old man's relationship with a pre-teen girl; the audience is supposed to be disturbed, and yet we are supposed to dig deeper past the shock to understand the meaning.So if you watch this movie, don't spend your time trying to figure out who's the "good guy" like I did, or you'll find yourself hating the experience. Instead take it for what it is: the story of some very flawed individuals stumbling through life the only way they know how.Due to the extremely awkward sexual situations, I do NOT recommend this as a date movie, a romantic evening with your hubby/wife, and for the love of Moses do NOT watch this movie with your kids. Or your parents.

garman-productions Plodding action and not believable characterizations throughout. Nudity by Bridges in lead role with child actor present in scene shows bad judgment on everyone's part, especially the director and the child's real life parents.Kim Basinger is mostly one dimensional and near catatonic in some scenes. Script copies other, better films like "The Summer of '42". Mimi Rogers is a nude body in one scene and a flaming hysteric in another scene; just another case of desperation and overacting on her part.Don't believe the glowing reviews. An irresponsible boring mess of a movie.

wes-connors After a tragic accident took the life of their two teen-aged sons, children's book author Jeff Bridges (as Theodore "Ted" Cole) and his still beautiful wife Kim Basinger (as Marion) moved to wealthy East Hampton, Long Island. Presently, their marriage is falling apart. He invites women over to model and orders them to strip for sexually suggestive illustrations. She mournfully keeps pictures of dead sons Thomas and Timothy around the house and takes lonely walks on the beach. To help around the house and fill a void left by his deceased sons, Mr. Bridges hires a good-looking young man to spend the summer as his assistant. After being driven home by pretty-in-pink Ms. Basinger, young hire Jon Foster (as Edward "Eddie" O'Hare) is invited to shower with Bridges...You know either Bridges or Basinger will be having sex with Mr. Foster before very long. When Foster fails to pick up on sexy sitter Bijou Phillips (as Alice) saying, "not my type," you're wagering on Bridges. But when Foster gets chummy with Basinger's bra and panties, all bets are off. The older woman, younger man duo start doing it all over the house. Neither he nor she desires privacy, so Bridges and model-perfect preteen daughter Elle Fanning (as Ruth) find out. A part-time nudist, Bridges only regrets that his little girl had to see it "doggie style." After a flashback, it all leads to "The Door in the Floor". Although they don't try to be, the situation and characters are most uninteresting. You probably have to read the book to understand it completely.***** The Door in the Floor (6/18/04) Tod Williams ~ Jeff Bridges, Jon Foster, Kim Basinger, Mimi Rogers

Billy_Crash Jon Irving is a marvelous American writer and his stories, although unique, bring us characters we can always associate with on some psychological and emotional level. "The Door in the Floor" is no exception.Based upon the first third of "A Widow for One Year", many viewers are upset that Ruth's storyline wasn't included. We all have to remember a simple thing: A book is a book and a movie is a movie. They are worlds apart in many ways. Keep that in mind and, hopefully, this will detract from any disappointment.The story is solid and intriguing, the characters are wonderfully flawed, and the acting is phenomenal. Most importantly, the symbolism and imagery are subtle, yet always present, which fully reveals William's and Irving's respect for intelligent audiences.This is a poignant and thought-provoking drama not to be missed.