"The Safety of Objects" is a mediocre drama film that has several subplots intertwined with four suburban families. With good actors, an interesting plot and good intentions, this could have been better. However, for some reason, none of the film connected for me. There wasn't a congruent, easy to follow direction - it felt like each scene was 1-2 minutes long and passed by without impact, so there were no real stakes or conflicts. There are some disturbing topics - where it seems like we were supposed to relate that these were "relatable" or "as a result of trauma". But, these plot lines didn't really feel necessary or fleshed out enough, so these inclusions just felt strange and uncomfortable. The film just felt off to me, like something was missing, for me to care. I do feel like, as it tackles issues such as grief, guilt, midlife crises, unfulfilling relationships, parental dynamics, etc., someone can get something out of this movie that relates to them.

A talent cast and a collection of interesting characters made the most of a somewhat disjointed script.

2/5 --- "Why is man nothing w/o a purpose?" quote scribbled into... "Man is nothing w/o a purpose!" Perfect. Seems dragged down by its own heaviness in plot and abundance of characters, this movie is about 4 families/parents & kids with their own storylines that interweave. The transition isn't smooth and is more jerky and you're guessing [not in a good way] about what happened as the story slow [in a bad way] unravels. Has a good cast of Glenn Close, Patricia Clarkson, Dermot Mulroney and even a young Kristen Stewart [who did fine work back in the day before being typecast as "Twilight" girl]. This movie felt really long...it's 2hours 1minute and you feel it. End was ok, buildup was molasses. "How did I get here? Somewhere along the way, things have gotten out of hand. I don't know how. I tried to do things right, but... maybe that's the problem. Maybe there is no right or wrong. We're ruled by chaos. That would make more sense. That there are no rewards, no punishments. Life isn't a series of results of things done right or wrong. It's all just random. Those are the rules. There are no rules."

A story of four suburban families - centred around an accident that has left Paul Gold, the musician son of one of the families, a vegetable - who's lives, which are seemingly unrelated, start to unravel but come together in the end. A surprisingly touching performance from Timothy Olyphant. Nice touch with the talking doll as well.

didnt quite understand

A tamed down "Magnolia" (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999), this movie lost me many times.

WWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIRDDDDDDDD movie!!!! there is really nothing more that I can say but that.

This films is a mess and never takes off. It's intentions are evident, but clumsy direction makes it nothing more than a chance for Glenn Close and co to stumble around looking disaffected and distant.

Couldn't even finish it. No fresh themes here.

I liked it but something was lacking... the plot was kind of unexplained at some points. Really enjoyed the quirkiness of the whole thing but I was left with questions

I tried to watch this but I couldn't sit through it it was horrible

The Safety of Objects is based on a series of short stories by A.M. Homes about four different families whose lives are intertwined due to the tragedies they have experienced. I was kind of disappointed by this film; I think I was expecting a lot more due to the fact that it has a cast that is to die for. The problem with this film, however, isn't the cast. In fact, the cast is quite good. The main problem is the story. There's too much going on and at the same time not enough is going on. I'm sure the source material is lovely, but I was not enthralled at all during the film. I often found it to be quite dull. It has its moments, that's for sure, thanks to the excellent performances from Glenn Close and Patricia Clarkson, but their stories only make up about forty percent of the film. The film drags along at parts and it's really painful to get through. This film tackles the popular intertwined lives storytelling style, but unfortunately it falls flat compared to something like Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia. Most of these characters' stories are just uninteresting and it's just not worth the time to delve into the drama. Rose Troche's direction is subtle and effective at times, but it's her screenplay that is the weak link here. Kudos to the actors, but unfortunately they can't save this from being just another dull installment to the expanding pile of suburban tragedy films.

Malamamente llamada: Vidas en común, está película cuyo título se traduciría: "La seguridad de los objetos" resulta un ejercicio de análisis de la manera en que en la vida nos aferramos a cosas y personas y buscamos poseerlas como lo más preciado y perderlas sería la muerte, pero resulta que cuando se van o las superas, todo renace y se renueva en tu vida.

"The Safety of Objects" is a really interesting film. It's essentially one of those family dramas involving intertwining stories, flashbacks, and crucial parts of the story not being revealed until towards the end. This film has such a great cast. I watched it for Kristen Stewart, who was so young at the time of this movie but still so excellent to watch. I'm a massive Timothy Olyphant fan too, and his character in "The Safety of Objects" was really interesting. The unique opening titles introduce the audience to the various families that we assume will be part of the story. And as per usual with these sorts of films, all the families are connected in various ways - but particularly by one tragic event. The characters in "The Safety of Objects" are not all completely bizarre, they're actually quite realistic. Well, realistic of how complicated people can be. Realistic of how grief and tragedy affect people. For those who love a good drama with interesting characters that isn't a complete downer, "The Safety of Objects" is a movie you should definitely check out. Any fans of Olyphant or Stewart will no doubt like it either way, but it IS worth watching. It's absolutely the performances that make this strange film so compelling.

I love how you have no idea how closely related all the characters are until the very end. Patricia Clarkson at her best!

Somehow like a better than average but ordinary movie, just with the sugar coating removed.

this was a good movie not for little kids under like 18 but it was good. strange story line to fallow though.

Glen Close is the shit. I mean, she did an awesome job in this movie. Everyone did for the most part. I also really liked Timothy Olyphant, he was pretty awesome. I remember I saw this movie like 6 years ago, maybe even longer, and I loved it. I hadnt watched it since, but I busted it out the other night and gave it a view and it was still pretty good. It has a very bittersweet ending, leaves you with a weird taste in your mouth. But I still love this movie.

pretty bad and easy to make fun of, but ultimately enjoyable.

this one is this kind of confusing but rather interesting films... I think it's confusing only because they wanted it to make it look as a witty kind of film... those that have a deep meaning, but it's actually not so deep... though I think is kind of good