Bed of Roses
by Michael Goldenberg
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Actor: Ally Walker, Christian Slater, Josh Brolin, Mary Stuart Masterson, Pamela SegallDirector: Michael Goldenberg
Brand: NLV
Writer: Michael Goldenberg
Other Contributor: Michael Convertino
Producer: Joseph Hartwick
Producer: Lynn Harris
Producer: Allan Mindel
Producer: Denise Shaw
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
Published: 1999-07-01
DVD Release Date: 1999-07-27
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: New Line Home Video
Movie Reviews of Bed of Roses
Movie Review: Love the movie but the DVD leaves a lot to be desired...
Summary: 5 Stars
I am not a big fan of romantic movies or rom-coms for that matter. I find most rom-coms utterly formulaic, unreal and inane. Bed of Roses of course, is not a romantic comedy. I guess it falls into the genre of just romance and in spite of that I do really like this film. Yes, it's certainly not ground-breaking. There are times the film seems disjointed... Could it because of the bits and pieces you see in the movie's trailer which are not actually there in the movie? Possibly... I don't know! I do know that the film got a lot of flak when it was released but you know... at 88 minutes run-time, this film is not going to eat up like half of your day and if you just approach it knowing you're gonna be watching an unabashedly romantic movie (all of whom intrinsically have a flaw or two), you might just enjoy the film, the music, the locations etc...
I loved both Christian Slater and Mary Stuart Masterson in this movie. In fact this was the first movie of MSM's which I saw after which I saw movies like 'Fried Green Tomatoes', 'Digging to China' and 'Benny and Joon' just for her. As far as Christian Slater is concerned, I have only seen him in 3 other films - 'Interview with a Vampire', 'The Name of the Rose' and 'Broken Arrow' but I honestly don't think he has ever looked as beautiful and dreamy as he does in 'Bed of Roses'. Lewis, Christian's character, as has been pointed out by several reviewers here, is just perfect - practically every woman's living dream! I mean a guy who personally delivers flowers to people just to see their happy faces, who is so knowledgeable about flowers that he personifies them with adjectives like "finicky", who attends story-telling hours with a bunch of kids at the neighborhood library, who reads a book of poetry by the fire while waiting for you to return home, who makes a king-size breakfast for you in the morning *and* drops your clothes off at the cleaners *and* who has this ethereal flower garden on the rooftop in the middle of New York City! I mean come on! Does such a simple, pure-hearted guy with an almost childlike innocence exist in today's day? The character seem almost too good to be true... But I digress... The premise of 'Bed of Roses' has been much reviled by critics but I loved it. I see it as a modern fairytale - a florist sees a beautiful woman crying by her window one night and sends her a bouquet of flowers the next day to make her happy. When she probes him to tell her who sent her those flowers, he eventually discloses it was him. They spend the day together at the end of which both fall head over heels in love with another. I didn't find this as ridiculous as some others did. In the scheme of things in which this movie was set - in its own universe so to say - and especially with Christian Slater and Mary Stuart Masterson, I got it... I actually thought they looked good together and unlike some who found MSM's performance a bit weak, I actually thought she did a better job than Christian in the film. He just seemed not "in" the moment at times... But besides that, I think he assumed the McDreamy part to a tee!
One of the film's undeniable pluses is the background score given by Michael Convertino. The opening credits montage of `Bed of Roses' is one of the most beautiful I have seen with Adam Kimmel's cinematography elevated to another level altogether because of the music accompanying the visuals. I have the soundtrack of the film and in spite of not having Jann Arden's `Insensitive' in it; it is one of best soundtracks I have heard. Convertino's music just lends an otherworldly aura to the film which makes it so distinctive from all the generic background scores you hear in other films.
Having liked this movie so much, I got the DVD. But those (like me) who purchase a movie's DVD for special features will be left wanting a hell of a lot more from this one... There are no real special features to boast about besides the music video of `Insensitive'. There is no director's commentary which I've sort of started assuming as a staple part of any film's special features. There are no deleted scenes. The trailer contains some lines which aren't in the film and the DVD's sleeve hints at a possible full-fledged scene which isn't there in the film - of Christian and MSM having a picnic in Lewis's roof-top garden. It would've been nice to see what was left on the cutting room floor. What is also missing are Interviews with the Cast and Crew and this exists I know for sure because before I saw `Bed of Roses' for the first time on my TV, the movie channel actually aired a segment which contained interviews with MSM and Michael Goldenberg, the director. They spoke about the story and stuff. I don't remember whether Christian Slater was also interviewed. But this segment could just as well have made it inside the special features section. What they could've also included (considering the superior music given by Convertino for this movie) is an Isolated Music Score. That would've been a real bonus but at the very least they should have had the director's commentary and the cast and crew interviews! As it stands now, the special features don't come across as so special. I hope they release a new edition of the film on DVD with special features that remedy the current oversight! But for now just the movie will do... at least for me!
Summary of Bed of Roses
Synopsis:Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: R
Street Date: 02/03/04
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: yes
Re-Release: no
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