The Danish director Susanne Bier makes her English-language filmmaking debut with "Things We Lost in the Fire," which reveals her to be fluent in the language of the glossy Hollywood drama. Now, most filmgoers will not care about who directed the film. They simply want to know if a glossy Hollywood drama about a recovering heroin addict played by Benicio Del Toro and a grieving widow played by Halle Berry is worth their time. It is, in fact. And the direction is a significant part of the reasons why. The film tells the story of a recent widow (Halle Berry) who invites her husband's troubled best friend (Del Toro) to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss. Also starring David Duchovny.