Synopsis
In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.
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Cast
- Glenn CloseEsther Gold
- Dermot MulroneyJim Train
- Jessica CampbellJulie Gold
- Patricia ClarksonAnnette Jennings
- Joshua JacksonPaul Gold
- Moira KellySusan Train
- Robert KleinHoward Gold
- Timothy OlyphantRandy
- Mary Kay PlaceHelen Christianson
- Kristen StewartSam Jennings
Recommendations
- 80
Salon
All the acting in it is flawless, an overflowing handful of polished jewels. - 80
Dallas Observer
This is not the easiest film in the world to untangle, but our attentions are soon rewarded. - 75
USA Today
The interwoven stories are haunting, but also darkly funny. - 70
Los Angeles Times
For all of Troche's skill and talent, The Safety of Objects (a splendid title) nevertheless tries to cover too much territory. In movies, as elsewhere, a little less sometimes can add up to a lot more. - 63
Miami Herald
The Safety of Objects doesn't carry the power of Ang Lee's "The Ice Storm," a similarly themed work about WASPS in crisis. Objects is too artificial, clunky with too many preposterous situations. - 63
ReelViews
Not a complete waste of time, but it doesn't make us FEEL the way better dramas do, and, in the end, it lacks the qualities that would make it memorable or powerful. - 60
The New Republic
The result is not a quilt, just a succession of story snippets that keep interrupting one another. - 58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Outside of its star power, it reeks of indie film and doesn't hold much mainstream steam.
