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Anne Heche, Christina Ricci, Emily Perkins

Fans of Christina Ricci will note that the saucer-eyed actress takes a big leap from deadpan-child and grumpy-ingenue roles with Prozac Nation, an adaptation of Elizabeth Wurtzel's bestselling...( read more  read more... ) book. Ricci puts her all into playing Lizzie, a self-absorbed Ivy League writer wannabe who alienates friends and family with her out-of-control mood swings and other chemical imbalances. Ricci is committed and convincing, but nothing she does ameliorates Lizzie's exasperating personality; spending 90 minutes around this person is an eternity of tantrums. Around to provide audience stand-ins are Jason Biggs, Michelle Williams, and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, all of whom disapprove of Lizzie's self-destructive behavior. Jessica Lange, professional as always, is Lizzie's brittle mother. If the movie really did capture the sense of the zeitgeist suggested by its grandiose title, or if it carried some intriguing stylistic urgency that carried us into its depressive labyrinth, perhaps Lizzie's journey would be palatable. But the long delay between Prozac Nation's shooting (in 2001) and its emergence on cable-TV and DVD is all too easy to understand. --Robert Horton

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R, 1 hr. 39 min.

Directed by: Erik Skjoldbjærg

Release Date: December 31, 2001

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DVD Release Date: July 5, 2005

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Flixster Reviews (1,015)

  • nannalauren
    January 6, 2009
    nannalauren
    Underwhelmed. Liked the book, ridiculously self-absorbed protagonist and all, but this just fell flat.
  • dooritor1
    April 29, 2008
    dooritor1
    i love her.
  • puffchunk
    March 20, 2008
    puffchunk
    Okay if you like depressing movies about people who are completely self destructive. Personally, I knew too many of them in high school to want to spend another 2 hour with them.
  • garystev
    July 17, 2007
    garystev
    Nicely done. Christiina Ricca does an amazing job. The tale of life delving into depression is well paced and the consequences are realistic and heartbreaking. Screw the drugs folks, it's the power of YOU that get's you out. Will resonate with you if you just shut up and watch. F...( read more)ind it!!
  • clooneyfan
    July 5, 2007
    clooneyfan
    I suffered from depression and took Prozac when I was younger so I thought this movie was fascinating.
  • rogerteabag
    November 7, 2009
    rogerteabag
    One of my fav movies of all time. Christina Ricci's best performance to date.
  • jonathanswinter
    November 5, 2009
    jonathanswinter
    Christina Ricci is all grown up..
  • HurdAudio
    October 24, 2009
    HurdAudio
    It could have been a good film. Great acting but bad casting choices.
  • TheAfterHours
    October 7, 2009
    TheAfterHours
    Unfortunately, no matter how hard I try, I cannot bring myself to enjoy this film. Ricci, Lange and Williams did some fine acting, but that was not enough. The plot was so uninteresting. Basically Ricci's character goes from one life disaster to the next while burning bridges ...( read more)along the way. There was no goal that she was going towards, just a downward spiral. Until the end when she magically writes her book.

    This blew.
  • jasontmartin3
    September 27, 2009
    jasontmartin3
    Ricci crack slut hot

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July 8, 2005
Marcy Dermansky, About.com

Poor Ricci, stuck in the role of the egotistical unlikeable young woman, tries her hardest to appear miserable. full review

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  • 1stphoenix
    March 17, 2007
    1stphoenix
    If you want to see Christina Ricci naked this is the movie for it!!! This girl is smokin!!!
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