The Door In The Floor Film Review

Directed by tod williams.

The door in the floor film review.

Marion may be evil too but she s nicer about it. Basinger are both very good but the film is dominated by mr. The movie merely focuses on a specific segment of the novel and rather that adopting the namesake of the book chooses instead to name it door in the floor referring to a door beneath the floor of the hero s squash court. The door in the floor is not one that would appeal to everyone because the point isn t directly obvious but it s a story well told and a film well made and at the end one does feel a sense of satisfaction as the characters finally take a step forward.

Complex candid and satisfying the door in the floor beckons back to the socially provocative american films of the late 60s and early 70s. With jeff bridges kim basinger jon foster elle fanning. Ted is a thoroughgoing sob. The film should be about their transgression not their technique.

Set in the beach community of east hampton new york the film chronicles one pivotal summer in the lives of famous children s books author ted cole bridges a. It is an adult drama with characters you sympathize. The door in the floor nimbly shifts between melodrama and comedy with a delightful and perfectly executed excursion into high farce near the end and it seems perpetually to be discovering new possibilities for its characters. If you re in the mood though this better than the book adaptation casts quite a.

Complex candid and satisfying the door in the floor beckons back to the socially provocative american films of the late 60s and early 70s. It is an adult drama with characters you sympathize. Read the empire movie review of door in the floor the.