Synopsis
When a family of raccoons discover worms living underneath the sod in Jeff and Nealy's backyard, this pest problem begins a darkly comic and wild chain reaction of domestic tension, infidelity and murder.
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Cast
- Tobey MaguireJeff Lang
- Elizabeth BanksNealy Lang
- Kerry WashingtonRebecca Mazzoni
- Ray LiottaPeter Mazzoni
- Laura LinneyLila
- Dennis HaysbertLincoln
- Gary SchwartzPlans Inspector
- Cathy VuFantasy Fruit Girl
- Rose CanoAlma
- Traci L. CrouchPregnant Traci
Recommandations
- 75
Entertainment Weekly
Tobey Maguire's characteristic placidity makes a fine mask for a man who is thoroughly awful. - 70
Village Voice
Top-shelf cast, headed by Tobey Maguire, slips into familiar grooves of adultery, lies, blackmail, and pet poisoning, it's the spectacular blow-ups and dressing-downs that make this such a nervy pleasure. - 70
The New York Times
Instead of turning soft and squishy, this examination of karma gets tougher as it goes along. Its refusal to settle into a cozy niche may be commercially disastrous, but I take it as a sign of integrity. - 65
NPR
In The Details' finest moments, writer-director Jacob Aaron Estes exerts a precise control over tone using sound and performance; in its worst moments, the score and actors overcompensate for weak material. Those elements let Estes get away with often-indulgent writing, throwing up whole scenes that don't add texture or conflict. - 63
Boston Globe
Manages to be both compelling and unsatisfying. But what limits it isn't lack of execution. The movie is many things, but a mess isn't one of them. Estes knows exactly what he wants. Whether it's worth wanting is another matter. - 58
The Playlist
Described as an "existential horror film," The Details can't quite reach the same level of excellence as The Coen Brothers' recent "A Serious Man," another film about a man being punished (or rewarded) by fate based on his actions. - 50
The A.V. Club
The lone standout is Linney's performance as the deranged neighbor, whose erratic combination of sexual desperation and extreme vulnerability keeps the film on life support. - 40
Time Out
If only writer-director Jacob Aaron Estes had bothered to dig a little bit deeper than those damn raccoons did.
