The Shrink Is In (2001) 4.9
A young woman impersonates a shrink to win over her Prince Charming. Director:Richard Benjamin |
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The Shrink Is In (2001) 4.9
A young woman impersonates a shrink to win over her Prince Charming. Director:Richard Benjamin |
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Samantha Crumb
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| David Arquette | ... |
Henry Popopolis
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Michael
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| Carol Kane | ... |
Dr. Louise Rosenberg
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Kimberley Davies | ... |
Isabelle
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Robin
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Judge Bob
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Jonathon
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Gerald
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Man in Elevator
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Mailman
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David Bowe | ... |
Richard
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Richard Brooks Burton | ... |
Helicopter News Cameraman
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Mirla Criste | ... |
Gift Shop Cashier
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Barry Cutler | ... |
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Samantha, a travel writer suffering from claustrophobia, agoraphobia, and a whole host of other phobias, isn't exactly lucky in her romantic fate. But when her pshycologist suffers a major mental breakdown, she secretly poses as the missing shrink in an effort to turn Michael, her new neighbor, towards her and away from his girlfriend. Through her chase, Samantha meets the happy-go-lucky magazine salesman, Henry. What follows is a series of events that lead to the one question Samantha has to face: Is she thinking with her heart... or with her mind? Written by Michelle Piekarus
Courtney Cox, Carol Kane and David Arquette were all victims of a badly written movie. They shouldn't get Oscar credit but they definitely made the best out of a bad situation. The virgin writers still have a lot of work to do.
This movie was a canned romance. "Loser" woman assumes role of attractive professional to get the guy who's "unavailable" either through another relationship or because he would normally be out of the woman's league, all the while ignoring the supposed "loser" who is in love with her. She finally sees the light and the "loser" turns out to be a great guy and much more perfect than the person she was chasing to begin with.
How many times has that been done? There is a reason this movie didn't release to US theaters; The revenues would not have been substantial enough to cover the release costs. There's also a reason its only on Oxygen. Its awful. It even ends with a beach scene with the two "losers" together!!! Sweep Sundance and Cannes? You gotta be kidding me. Release in North America is no prerequisite to being selected for Cannes or Sundance. The only prerequisite is that there is some talent displayed. It has to hit on all fronts to be considered and this one only hit because the three stars were passable against almost insurmountable odds. Those odds being the script.