Falls rather flat if compared to Wurtzel's book, but as a stand-alone film it's a very good portrayal of the struggles faced by those afflicted with clinical depression (although I do think Wurtzel was misdiagnosed & is in fact bipolar).
Extremely well written and Christina Ricci throws in a performance well worthy of a great script. I really loved how well written the dialogue and script is.
I'm not really sure if Christina manages to portray the real Elizabeth Wurtzel as in her book since I've not read it. But one thing I could say for sure is I really liked this. My favourite Christina Ricci film as of yet.
Completely captures the whole depression thing without being over the top.
My all time favourite book, but not my all time favourite movie. I really wanted this to be a great movie! Ricci puts her all into it, and she shines as Wurtzel, but overall the movie doesn't work. The boyfriends were entirely mis-cast. They didn't work at all, and the overall feeling of the book didn't crossover to the movie.
This film was boring and depressing. Christina Ricci gave an outstanding performance but her co-stars were annoying and generally unlikeable. Lange especially ruined this film for me. I wasnt expecting Valley of the Dolls but I wasnt expecting this mess either. This film will cause you to need Prozac.
Prozac Nation may be viewed as an effective and moving drama about a young woman (Christina Ricci as Elizabeth) who has no idea how to get it together and behave like a human being. Elizabeth is a self-absorbed train wreck with abandonment issues going back to when her photographer dad dumped her neurotic mom. Elizabeth has many methods of distracting herself from her pain: self-cutting, drug abuse, and throwing herself headlong into love and rock music with equal fervor. The latter wins her a prestigious award (for her article on Lou Reed, who puts in an amusing cameo) and some attention from Rolling Stone and The New Yorker (for which she wrote some genuinely good pieces on rock; look 'em up sometime). None of this makes her happy, though, because as soon as the pressure is on to be a real writer, she comes down with a hellacious case of writer's block.
If we empathize at all with Elizabeth, who is intensely dislikable and even cruel at times (her saving grace, and the movie's, is that she knows this full well), it's because Skjoldbjærg lowers us into her malaise. This director not only understands depression but knows how to communicate it without turning his films into dreary downers.
Ricci commits fully, driven to bring Elizabeth?s demons to life. She sidesteps most of the movie-star tricks that make a character lovably unlovable -- Elizabeth is toxic, a black hole of need that drains everyone she meets. Elizabeth's behavior poisons everything she touches; she understands this, as do Ricci and Skjoldbjærg. That's the tragedy of the movie: Elizabeth can understand all this very well, and she can helplessly watch herself fuck things up, but she can't find her way around it. She realizes what she's doing but just can't stop.
Elizabeth Wurtzel is a compelling voice, bravely unfurling her mind in all its unlovely candor, but as a human being she has serious problems. "Prozac Nation" offers her story without asking you to love or excuse her.
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.
I really liked it, i thought it was a really interesting story dark and compelling at the same time. Christina Ricci is a really good actress. it don't think she gets the respect she deserves.
Nice and real movie, it shows how depression comes upon people and how hard it's to get out of it. Everything has a reason, but maybe not such an easy solution. I liked all the ups and downs interpreted by Christina Ricci, quite nice, just the end a bit "forced", but with an excuse: "everything came gradually and then suddenly", both the depression and the cure. Nice!
Oh christina ricci is one of my favourite actresses and she fills this large role as a natural. I think everyone can relate on some plain or another, even without experiancing the same premature success as lizzie, we each well like we may have already lost the best years or something similar. Which leaves us with that pending question : Is being "numb" better then feeling pain? I didn't really like jason biggs charactor, but the movie over all is fantastic
i like this interesant movie ,cristina ricci when to win a oscar ,why the americans to need prozac in his live,i want to reed this book,talk the moments we are living
I absolutely loved this movie. Christina Ricci was superb! I've always thought she was an excellent actress, but her character acting in this film blew me away! A MUST SEE!
Really great film. I love every part of it except the completely unessasary nude scene at the beginning. It really was weird and didn't seem to have much of a point. I'm sure a lot of the guys would enjoy it though. Christina Ricci gives an excellent performance throughout. I loved Jonathan Rhys-Meyers small role as well. He does a great job and really makes the character interesting. Jason Biggs does an brilliant job with something a bit more serious than what we're used to seeing him in. A great film that must be watched.
A lot of teenage whining. Skip it unless you're a Ricci fan or a distressed teen girl. Me, I didn't get what the point was. Ricci puts a lot of work into the role though.
before i read the book, this movie was really great.. but after reading the book.. this movie is of no resemblence to the book. the book is really really good! read it before you watch.
A brilliant movie that shows the other side of the tracks...it doesnt lie and say that everyone will always be happy, it is a very truthful movie, and by far one of the best i have seen...now i have to read the book...
Great story, great acting. Story strongly telling about the depression and a problematic mother-daughter relationship, and how the problems of the modern civilization drives people to psychiatric drugs. Love it...
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