A Mouthful of Air

Hurts to watch. Seriously. And that's the beauty of the movie.

Who said motherhood was easy? It's not especially with a mental illness when it feels like a mouthful of air Amanda Seyfried, Finn Wittrock, Britt Robertson, Jennifer Carpenter, Amy Irving, and Paul Giamatti directed by Amy Koppleman and based on her book Amanda Seyfried stars as Julie Davis, a children's author known for confronting your fears She's about to give birth to a newborn baby, her second child with husband Ethan But is she actually ready for the mother role again? To make things more tricky she starts to have a mental breakdown Julie then starts remembering parts of her past she thought were locked away She writes about kids facing their fears but has yet to confront her own Julie has moments of worry, panic about failing Anxiety and depression are not easy things to deal with or talk about; this film heavily looks at it from one woman's perspective It's a constant struggle for Julie to stay on her medication, making her husband not worry, and whether or not her kids will inherit the same condition This is a somber experience to say the least but Seyfried gives a very convincing performance as someone dealing with postpartum depression There's no arguing with brain chemistry and it makes a huge difference to ask for help Not a happy viewing and it feels more made-for-TV than anything but does provide answers for those asking why this is a problem affecting so many that many choose to ignore It can be addressed, looked at, and be treated before it's too late

I don't appreciate all the opacity and innuendo - it's tiresome. We watch numerous sessions with her psychiatrist - why not just say what she has or give the audience a glance at her chart .. bipolar, depression, anxiety ..??? And why all the footage of her as a child with her father? The worst he does is yell at her once. If that's enough to cause a young woman to commit suicide then we wouldn't be 8 billion people today! Why is he apologizing to her 40 yrs later with tears in his eyes? If he did something horrid tell us what it was. And if he did then why is she so calm when he presses against her? The spaces between the dots in this movie are too wide to connect.

I do prefer the book but, I was curious to see what they did with the movie.

Despite being a slow film, the director managed to treat the subject in an interesting way.

I want just wanted to say that Amanda Seyfried was outstanding as always. I also wanted to give a bit of caution this was exceptionally emotional to me as someone who has dealt with severe postpartum depression and its all consuming nature and how your never really the same. I have not had a movie touch quite that close to home on the subject, so approach with caution please.

Amanda seyfried is always great but i wish the movie would go into more details about her childhood.

Very tender treatment of a delicate situation - post-partum depression. I believe I will now remember this movie, with Amanda Seyfried as a representation of the depressed person. Not as many details on Wikipedia as it deserves - like no plot...

Film about mental health/postpartum: okay. Seyfried with perfect hubby and firstworld problems: check. Jump cuts: check. Didn't make me sympathize with her or understand her mental plight.

For me, it felt like mental illness for beginners, which was probably the aim. The details of her past could have been better explored. Although it shone a light on post partum psychosis, there was more to her lack of mental health than illustrated. There are clues to that within the film. However, it must have had an impact, or I wouldn't have written this!