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Wit and wisdom
An excellent script, graced by first rate performers. This movie is much more than a comedy: it's almost a mirror. It makes you reflect on the pathetic black comedy family life -and human condition- usually is. I only wish it was already available on DVD...

Passed Away
Wonderful, funny movie that I have watched over and over again.

Good For a Laugh~!
To Some~ This Movie may not be a Comedy of Comedy's, but "It Was Good For A Laugh~!" and "I liked it!", because it was 'FUNNY', Black or Not~? it had hilarious aspects that some Families experience when one of their relatives has "Passed Away"~ and it had some 'Truisms' that could be considered "Black" for some, but shouldn't be in Today's Society. Having been in the Funeral business some years ago, I've seen ~'Things Happen'~ and maybe some weren't Funny at the Time, but Later everyone Laughed~ This Movie makes you smile & Laugh Today and Tommorow~! Life's to Short not to~! "If you want nudity, sex or violence, your in the Wrong Seat", Butt If you Like to Laugh~! Then Watch, rent or Buy "Passed Away" Today @ Amazon~ "!=="IT IS GOOD FOR A LAUGH~!" :~)

Took everything I had to sit through it
And I don't know why I did, as all I can remember of it is that it was painfully uninteresting.

This movie lacks passion, action, nudity, humor, drama or anything else that would make a person want to trade two hours of real life for someone else's fantasy. It is almost unwatchable.

Romantic-comedy not comedy
this movie was terrible. I could hardly get through the entire thing. It was clearly a mistake even bothering to film it. The only reason i didn't give it one star is because I like Bob Hoskins. I do not recomend this movie to anyone. ... Read more

Reviews (113)

A delightful jewel of a movie!
Music from Another Room is such an amazing movie. I must admit, I tuned into it on Cinemax only because I saw that it features Jude Law, who is one of the best actors of his time. I was surprised at the sheer greatness of the movie, and once again stunned by the tremendous talent of Law. The minute it was over, I checked (through my tears) for additional showtimes, and stayed up for 2 hours until I watched it again at midnight. That is how wonderful it was. The Swan family is so enjoyable that I wanted to be part of it myself. The characters in this movie are so richly developed, the filming is great, the storyline is incredible, basically every last detail about this movie is superb. It made me fall in love with Jude Law (the way he looks at Gretchen Mol when he says "it's heads" is breathtaking), it restored my faith that there are men out there as hopelessly romantic as I am, and it truly was (and I HATE this term) "a feel-good movie". Oh, and I don't hate Savage Garden's "Truly, Madly, Deeply" anymore. To anyone who reads this, please pardon my gushing. It must be annoying, but this really is the best film I've seen in...well ever. Kudos to everyone involved in producing this film.

An ensemble cast adds charm to otherwise tepid movie!
"Music from Another Room" is an ideal date movie. It's commercial cute, in the same vein as those Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan movies, but off-beat enough to seem deceptively indie. However, like most date movies, "Movie from Another Room"'s plot is about as predictable as rain in Seattle. The premise of the tale (little boy falls in love with and promises to marry the girl that he helps his father to deliver, only to chance upon her 25 years later when she's involved with another man) is interesting enough, but the expectation of something different falls by the wayside during the course of the movie, as it gets more and more formulaic. The saving grace of "Music from Another Room" is the talent of the film's ecletic and quirky actors. The very charming British actor Jude Law, who plays the lovesick Danny Kowalski, proves quite adept at American comedy and doesn't seem to mind doing borderline slapstick. Gretchen Mol, as Anna Swann, is the perfect object of affection with her '50s-inspired wardrobe and prudish attitude. The rest of the cast includes Jennifer Tilly as Anna's blind and socially inept younger sister; Martha Plimpton as Anna's cynical and world-weary older sister; Brenda Bleythn as the infirmed and sympathetic mother; and Jon Tenney as Anna's stoic and "perfect" fiancee. Overall, "Music from Another Room" is a very likeable film as long as you don't expect too much from it.

unbelievable romance, lame comedy, crowded film
Yikes! I'm quite baffled by the positive reviews here! I really like Jude Law (Gattaca) and thoroughly enjoy romantic comedies, but I found this film so absolutely lame on every level that it was difficult to finish. By the time it was over, my husband and I just looked at each other and said, "Whoa, what was that?!"

First, the movie has a very bizarre framing device: Law's character is asked to help deliver a baby when he is five years old. Aside from the discomfort of seeing a child reach into Brenda Blethyn's womb, the young actor must then look sweetly at the new baby and say "I'm going to marry her." This is not only bizarre, it's creepy-bizarre. Still, I tried to forgive this oddity and get on with the movie. Second, this is a great cast that is SO wasted -- Blethyn, Martha Plimpton, Jennifer Tilly and many others in this large under-utilized cast are given a number of quirks but there are so many subplots that you never get to know any of them, or why they are the way they are. Didn't someone once say, "Quirks do not a character make"? Well, that person was not this screenwriter. You just jump from one goofy but endearing mannerism or device to another. There are enough charcters here to make three romantic comedies but instead we get one overcrowded mess. Third, Jude Law is incredibly talented, but he's miscast here as a young man so in love that he affects his love interest's entire family. Law is more a button-down quiet guy, who might inspire passion but not necessarily of the exuberant, romantic variety. Fourth, the chemistry between Law and Gretchen Mol is nonexistent -- two nice actors who are NOT good together. Fifth, the music is pretty bad, intruding on the film more than accentuating the emotions. Finally, the DVD features are: the movie trailer. Whooppee!

If you want to see a fun romantic comedy that you haven't heard of, check out Happy Accidents. This film is lame despite its great cast, and one wonders why all these talented people signed on to this goofy project.

Add this to your top 10 of great love stories!
This movie is fantastic. It's funny, romantic and, well, fantastic. Not much of a Jude Law fan, I was in love with him by the end of the movie. Jennifer Tilley was not her playing her normal, ditzy role. One of her lines from the movie pretty much sums it up... "Danny's (Jude Law) love for [Anna] is so big, it spilled over and effected us all". This movie will effect you!

Lack of romance disappointing, but good comedy subplots
I bought this film for the same reason most other young women probably did - a love story involving the gorgeous Jude Law! I'd never even heard of this film and only found it after doing a Jude Law search on Amazon. I have just finished watching it and I can sort of understand why it wasn't widely publicised ...

It's an OK film ... a comment which sort of prepares you for how 'memorable' I found it. The film's main love story is that of Danny (Law) and Anna (Gretchen Mol), who first meet when Anna is being born (5 year-old Danny literally lends a hand!). The young Danny declares to the amusement of the adults present that he will marry this little baby one day! After moving to England and growing up there, Danny returns to the States 25 years later only to run into Anna and her family once again. Danny, a 30 year-old tile-maker and incurable romantic, decides it's his fate to end up with Anna, but of course things couldn't be that simple - Anna already has a fiance that everyone likes. There's also a lot of stuff going on in Anna's family which seems to be coming to a head when Danny arrives on the scene - Anna's blind sister is in need of a huge change in her overly-closeted life; her beloved mother is dying; and her arrogant brother is dealing with an unstable wife who likes to confront him regularly with a pistol!

What slightly disappointed me about this film was the fact that the 'main' love story was the least interesting of all (save a couple of cute scenes involving the toss of a coin). The other stories, particularly the one involving Jennifer Tilly as the blind sister, held my attention more. I never grew to like Anna - who seemed cold and boring throughout - and thus found the passionate Danny's sudden love for her too unbelievable. There is barely a meaningful word spoken between the two, and they seem to be two completely ill-matched people - so the instant 'love' was inexplicable. It's either the fault of the script-writers or Mol, but it's a shame that a better portrayal of 'the object of Danny's desire' could've made this a better film.

To end on a positive note, I did enjoy the film more for its frequent comic interludes and some of the supporting cast's performances, particularly Martha Plimpton and Brenda Bletyhn. It's a good film for a free afternoon where you feel like smiling (and gazing at Jude Law!). I just wish it could have concentrated more on developing its main love story than dedicating too much time (and better script-writing) to its sub-plots. ... Read more

Reviews (113)

A delightful jewel of a movie!
Music from Another Room is such an amazing movie. I must admit, I tuned into it on Cinemax only because I saw that it features Jude Law, who is one of the best actors of his time. I was surprised at the sheer greatness of the movie, and once again stunned by the tremendous talent of Law. The minute it was over, I checked (through my tears) for additional showtimes, and stayed up for 2 hours until I watched it again at midnight. That is how wonderful it was. The Swan family is so enjoyable that I wanted to be part of it myself. The characters in this movie are so richly developed, the filming is great, the storyline is incredible, basically every last detail about this movie is superb. It made me fall in love with Jude Law (the way he looks at Gretchen Mol when he says "it's heads" is breathtaking), it restored my faith that there are men out there as hopelessly romantic as I am, and it truly was (and I HATE this term) "a feel-good movie". Oh, and I don't hate Savage Garden's "Truly, Madly, Deeply" anymore. To anyone who reads this, please pardon my gushing. It must be annoying, but this really is the best film I've seen in...well ever. Kudos to everyone involved in producing this film.

An ensemble cast adds charm to otherwise tepid movie!
"Music from Another Room" is an ideal date movie. It's commercial cute, in the same vein as those Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan movies, but off-beat enough to seem deceptively indie. However, like most date movies, "Movie from Another Room"'s plot is about as predictable as rain in Seattle. The premise of the tale (little boy falls in love with and promises to marry the girl that he helps his father to deliver, only to chance upon her 25 years later when she's involved with another man) is interesting enough, but the expectation of something different falls by the wayside during the course of the movie, as it gets more and more formulaic. The saving grace of "Music from Another Room" is the talent of the film's ecletic and quirky actors. The very charming British actor Jude Law, who plays the lovesick Danny Kowalski, proves quite adept at American comedy and doesn't seem to mind doing borderline slapstick. Gretchen Mol, as Anna Swann, is the perfect object of affection with her '50s-inspired wardrobe and prudish attitude. The rest of the cast includes Jennifer Tilly as Anna's blind and socially inept younger sister; Martha Plimpton as Anna's cynical and world-weary older sister; Brenda Bleythn as the infirmed and sympathetic mother; and Jon Tenney as Anna's stoic and "perfect" fiancee. Overall, "Music from Another Room" is a very likeable film as long as you don't expect too much from it.

unbelievable romance, lame comedy, crowded film
Yikes! I'm quite baffled by the positive reviews here! I really like Jude Law (Gattaca) and thoroughly enjoy romantic comedies, but I found this film so absolutely lame on every level that it was difficult to finish. By the time it was over, my husband and I just looked at each other and said, "Whoa, what was that?!"

First, the movie has a very bizarre framing device: Law's character is asked to help deliver a baby when he is five years old. Aside from the discomfort of seeing a child reach into Brenda Blethyn's womb, the young actor must then look sweetly at the new baby and say "I'm going to marry her." This is not only bizarre, it's creepy-bizarre. Still, I tried to forgive this oddity and get on with the movie. Second, this is a great cast that is SO wasted -- Blethyn, Martha Plimpton, Jennifer Tilly and many others in this large under-utilized cast are given a number of quirks but there are so many subplots that you never get to know any of them, or why they are the way they are. Didn't someone once say, "Quirks do not a character make"? Well, that person was not this screenwriter. You just jump from one goofy but endearing mannerism or device to another. There are enough charcters here to make three romantic comedies but instead we get one overcrowded mess. Third, Jude Law is incredibly talented, but he's miscast here as a young man so in love that he affects his love interest's entire family. Law is more a button-down quiet guy, who might inspire passion but not necessarily of the exuberant, romantic variety. Fourth, the chemistry between Law and Gretchen Mol is nonexistent -- two nice actors who are NOT good together. Fifth, the music is pretty bad, intruding on the film more than accentuating the emotions. Finally, the DVD features are: the movie trailer. Whooppee!

If you want to see a fun romantic comedy that you haven't heard of, check out Happy Accidents. This film is lame despite its great cast, and one wonders why all these talented people signed on to this goofy project.

Add this to your top 10 of great love stories!
This movie is fantastic. It's funny, romantic and, well, fantastic. Not much of a Jude Law fan, I was in love with him by the end of the movie. Jennifer Tilley was not her playing her normal, ditzy role. One of her lines from the movie pretty much sums it up... "Danny's (Jude Law) love for [Anna] is so big, it spilled over and effected us all". This movie will effect you!

Lack of romance disappointing, but good comedy subplots
I bought this film for the same reason most other young women probably did - a love story involving the gorgeous Jude Law! I'd never even heard of this film and only found it after doing a Jude Law search on Amazon. I have just finished watching it and I can sort of understand why it wasn't widely publicised ...

It's an OK film ... a comment which sort of prepares you for how 'memorable' I found it. The film's main love story is that of Danny (Law) and Anna (Gretchen Mol), who first meet when Anna is being born (5 year-old Danny literally lends a hand!). The young Danny declares to the amusement of the adults present that he will marry this little baby one day! After moving to England and growing up there, Danny returns to the States 25 years later only to run into Anna and her family once again. Danny, a 30 year-old tile-maker and incurable romantic, decides it's his fate to end up with Anna, but of course things couldn't be that simple - Anna already has a fiance that everyone likes. There's also a lot of stuff going on in Anna's family which seems to be coming to a head when Danny arrives on the scene - Anna's blind sister is in need of a huge change in her overly-closeted life; her beloved mother is dying; and her arrogant brother is dealing with an unstable wife who likes to confront him regularly with a pistol!

What slightly disappointed me about this film was the fact that the 'main' love story was the least interesting of all (save a couple of cute scenes involving the toss of a coin). The other stories, particularly the one involving Jennifer Tilly as the blind sister, held my attention more. I never grew to like Anna - who seemed cold and boring throughout - and thus found the passionate Danny's sudden love for her too unbelievable. There is barely a meaningful word spoken between the two, and they seem to be two completely ill-matched people - so the instant 'love' was inexplicable. It's either the fault of the script-writers or Mol, but it's a shame that a better portrayal of 'the object of Danny's desire' could've made this a better film.

To end on a positive note, I did enjoy the film more for its frequent comic interludes and some of the supporting cast's performances, particularly Martha Plimpton and Brenda Bletyhn. It's a good film for a free afternoon where you feel like smiling (and gazing at Jude Law!). I just wish it could have concentrated more on developing its main love story than dedicating too much time (and better script-writing) to its sub-plots. ... Read more

Reviews (113)

A delightful jewel of a movie!
Music from Another Room is such an amazing movie. I must admit, I tuned into it on Cinemax only because I saw that it features Jude Law, who is one of the best actors of his time. I was surprised at the sheer greatness of the movie, and once again stunned by the tremendous talent of Law. The minute it was over, I checked (through my tears) for additional showtimes, and stayed up for 2 hours until I watched it again at midnight. That is how wonderful it was. The Swan family is so enjoyable that I wanted to be part of it myself. The characters in this movie are so richly developed, the filming is great, the storyline is incredible, basically every last detail about this movie is superb. It made me fall in love with Jude Law (the way he looks at Gretchen Mol when he says "it's heads" is breathtaking), it restored my faith that there are men out there as hopelessly romantic as I am, and it truly was (and I HATE this term) "a feel-good movie". Oh, and I don't hate Savage Garden's "Truly, Madly, Deeply" anymore. To anyone who reads this, please pardon my gushing. It must be annoying, but this really is the best film I've seen in...well ever. Kudos to everyone involved in producing this film.

An ensemble cast adds charm to otherwise tepid movie!
"Music from Another Room" is an ideal date movie. It's commercial cute, in the same vein as those Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan movies, but off-beat enough to seem deceptively indie. However, like most date movies, "Movie from Another Room"'s plot is about as predictable as rain in Seattle. The premise of the tale (little boy falls in love with and promises to marry the girl that he helps his father to deliver, only to chance upon her 25 years later when she's involved with another man) is interesting enough, but the expectation of something different falls by the wayside during the course of the movie, as it gets more and more formulaic. The saving grace of "Music from Another Room" is the talent of the film's ecletic and quirky actors. The very charming British actor Jude Law, who plays the lovesick Danny Kowalski, proves quite adept at American comedy and doesn't seem to mind doing borderline slapstick. Gretchen Mol, as Anna Swann, is the perfect object of affection with her '50s-inspired wardrobe and prudish attitude. The rest of the cast includes Jennifer Tilly as Anna's blind and socially inept younger sister; Martha Plimpton as Anna's cynical and world-weary older sister; Brenda Bleythn as the infirmed and sympathetic mother; and Jon Tenney as Anna's stoic and "perfect" fiancee. Overall, "Music from Another Room" is a very likeable film as long as you don't expect too much from it.

unbelievable romance, lame comedy, crowded film
Yikes! I'm quite baffled by the positive reviews here! I really like Jude Law (Gattaca) and thoroughly enjoy romantic comedies, but I found this film so absolutely lame on every level that it was difficult to finish. By the time it was over, my husband and I just looked at each other and said, "Whoa, what was that?!"

First, the movie has a very bizarre framing device: Law's character is asked to help deliver a baby when he is five years old. Aside from the discomfort of seeing a child reach into Brenda Blethyn's womb, the young actor must then look sweetly at the new baby and say "I'm going to marry her." This is not only bizarre, it's creepy-bizarre. Still, I tried to forgive this oddity and get on with the movie. Second, this is a great cast that is SO wasted -- Blethyn, Martha Plimpton, Jennifer Tilly and many others in this large under-utilized cast are given a number of quirks but there are so many subplots that you never get to know any of them, or why they are the way they are. Didn't someone once say, "Quirks do not a character make"? Well, that person was not this screenwriter. You just jump from one goofy but endearing mannerism or device to another. There are enough charcters here to make three romantic comedies but instead we get one overcrowded mess. Third, Jude Law is incredibly talented, but he's miscast here as a young man so in love that he affects his love interest's entire family. Law is more a button-down quiet guy, who might inspire passion but not necessarily of the exuberant, romantic variety. Fourth, the chemistry between Law and Gretchen Mol is nonexistent -- two nice actors who are NOT good together. Fifth, the music is pretty bad, intruding on the film more than accentuating the emotions. Finally, the DVD features are: the movie trailer. Whooppee!

If you want to see a fun romantic comedy that you haven't heard of, check out Happy Accidents. This film is lame despite its great cast, and one wonders why all these talented people signed on to this goofy project.

Add this to your top 10 of great love stories!
This movie is fantastic. It's funny, romantic and, well, fantastic. Not much of a Jude Law fan, I was in love with him by the end of the movie. Jennifer Tilley was not her playing her normal, ditzy role. One of her lines from the movie pretty much sums it up... "Danny's (Jude Law) love for [Anna] is so big, it spilled over and effected us all". This movie will effect you!

Lack of romance disappointing, but good comedy subplots
I bought this film for the same reason most other young women probably did - a love story involving the gorgeous Jude Law! I'd never even heard of this film and only found it after doing a Jude Law search on Amazon. I have just finished watching it and I can sort of understand why it wasn't widely publicised ...

It's an OK film ... a comment which sort of prepares you for how 'memorable' I found it. The film's main love story is that of Danny (Law) and Anna (Gretchen Mol), who first meet when Anna is being born (5 year-old Danny literally lends a hand!). The young Danny declares to the amusement of the adults present that he will marry this little baby one day! After moving to England and growing up there, Danny returns to the States 25 years later only to run into Anna and her family once again. Danny, a 30 year-old tile-maker and incurable romantic, decides it's his fate to end up with Anna, but of course things couldn't be that simple - Anna already has a fiance that everyone likes. There's also a lot of stuff going on in Anna's family which seems to be coming to a head when Danny arrives on the scene - Anna's blind sister is in need of a huge change in her overly-closeted life; her beloved mother is dying; and her arrogant brother is dealing with an unstable wife who likes to confront him regularly with a pistol!

What slightly disappointed me about this film was the fact that the 'main' love story was the least interesting of all (save a couple of cute scenes involving the toss of a coin). The other stories, particularly the one involving Jennifer Tilly as the blind sister, held my attention more. I never grew to like Anna - who seemed cold and boring throughout - and thus found the passionate Danny's sudden love for her too unbelievable. There is barely a meaningful word spoken between the two, and they seem to be two completely ill-matched people - so the instant 'love' was inexplicable. It's either the fault of the script-writers or Mol, but it's a shame that a better portrayal of 'the object of Danny's desire' could've made this a better film.

To end on a positive note, I did enjoy the film more for its frequent comic interludes and some of the supporting cast's performances, particularly Martha Plimpton and Brenda Bletyhn. It's a good film for a free afternoon where you feel like smiling (and gazing at Jude Law!). I just wish it could have concentrated more on developing its main love story than dedicating too much time (and better script-writing) to its sub-plots. ... Read more