Kevin Spacey, Keke Palmer, Jack Huston
Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients.
DVD Release Date: September 29, 2009
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Flixster Reviews (457)
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October 8, 2009"The doctor is out."
Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients.
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September 25, 2009Slight disappointment since Kevin Spacey and Dallas Roberts are two excellent actors and usually deliver great films. Of course both of them gave wonderful performances as it was expected, but the movie was awfully and unnecessarily slow, the plot is one that even though he haven...( read more)
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October 18, 2009I thought it was good, but nothing spectacular. And I love Kevin Spacey...he didn't disappoint.
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October 30, 2009La dirección de arte, la música y la fotografía son geniales seguidos por el reparto y las actuaciones la historia es la que flojea un poco. pero aun así es muy buena, logra transmitir muchas cosas.
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October 19, 2009only didn't liked happy ending of movie, everything else was good, Kevin is brilliant like always... and whole story till last few mins is good tooo
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October 19, 2009What could have become a truly fantastic film laced with dark comedy falls flat on it's face to become one of the most depressing films I've seen since Requiem for a Dream. The movie itself is a little bit easier to watch but the actions of the characters and the reactions from p...( read more)
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October 17, 2009Pot! If it only was THAT Kevin is addicted to in real life, then NO PROBLEM!! So, of course he delivers a good performance in this slow but likeable film about life for celebreties in LA. What a hard life...Maybe they all need to find out what REAL suffering is. They should all g...( read more)
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October 17, 2009I love Spacey in most of his films including this one. I believe The shrink is a good script materials but the characters somehow too shallow to be emotionally conceived. Some powerful cast like Dalas Robert or Robin William hasn't even been given more chance to challenge his r...( read more)
Critic Reviews
July 31, 2009
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
July 31, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Some of the humor is delicious. And there are a few fine moments of truth and pathos, most of them addressing a subset of grief often ignored on film. full review
July 30, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
[Spacey's] good, but the film doesn't find an emotional center, and we're left with actors acting out. full review
July 23, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Spacey gives his best performance since Swimming With Sharks, and Palmer, the young star of Akeelah and the Bee, has matured into an actress of depth and nuance. full review
July 22, 2009
Armond White, The New York Press
Coincidenceville would have been a better title for Shrink, the film in which psychiatrist Henry Carter (Kevin Spacey) and a handful of Los Angelinos crisscross past credulity but for the convenience ... full review
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