If this American production fails again as usual to be imaginative in the main character's occupation (a writer...), the movie is however an excellent surprise to depict a psychological pain and the fraud of the shrinks.
I know clearly of what i can write because i took this road in my past (remember my title?) and suffer the same depersonalization syndrome (in my case, the start wasn't a pot but a total burnout from college exams to stay the top of my class for a 4th year). Thus, everything I faced during this time is on the screen with great intelligence:
And finally, the same solution to escape this doom and live again: get rid of psys, drugs and do sport and meet friends!
This personal, intimate journey is here supported by a great cast: Perry is the finest member of the "friends" family with a real talent for comedy and proximity, Lynn is a fresh newcomer, Perry's friend is always funny and it was good to see again Doc's girlfriend and Cancerman!
Unfortunately, this movie has great chances to fall in the movies limbos. At least, i'm happy to have found it and i urge you to do the same, even if you are not a psycho!
I know clearly of what i can write because i took this road in my past (remember my title?) and suffer the same depersonalization syndrome (in my case, the start wasn't a pot but a total burnout from college exams to stay the top of my class for a 4th year). Thus, everything I faced during this time is on the screen with great intelligence:
- the feeling to not recognize his own body, to disconnect from the places, the other people (
- the same consultations with distant psys, their drugs, their side effects and especially on male potency.
- the same fear of mixing words and death (mine was about thinking to stop my heart) and the same reply of no connexion.
- the same anxiety or hyperventilation crisis and the candid help from parents.
- the same indifference from psys and the same lovestruck for one (mine was a dark Italian with green eyes).
And finally, the same solution to escape this doom and live again: get rid of psys, drugs and do sport and meet friends!
This personal, intimate journey is here supported by a great cast: Perry is the finest member of the "friends" family with a real talent for comedy and proximity, Lynn is a fresh newcomer, Perry's friend is always funny and it was good to see again Doc's girlfriend and Cancerman!
Unfortunately, this movie has great chances to fall in the movies limbos. At least, i'm happy to have found it and i urge you to do the same, even if you are not a psycho!