Anybody who has had any kind of meaningful therapy knows one unequivocal truth...if it isn't HARD it's not effective.
This movie at its core is a thoughtful examination of group therapy for MEN....the presence of any female would have changed the dynamic entirely.
Men on the outside get up close and personal with real life CONVICTS...there could probably be an interesting movie made solely about any of these men but the movie doesn't linger on their stories....what this therapy (and this movie) does is focus on the themes that ALL men struggle with...betrayal, hurt, loss.
My voyeuristic side wanted more of the back story of the convicts but the movie wisely did not dwell on that...another truism about REAL therapy is that it often leads to more questions than answers.
Review of The Work
