Intervention (V) (2007)

An eclectic group of people drawn from all walks of life find themselves under one roof for twenty-eight days with one thing in common, addiction.

Director:

Mary McGuckian

Stars:

Donna D'Errico, Charles Dance, Gary Farmer

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Donna D'Errico	...	Pamela
Charles Dance	...	Private Investigator
Gary Farmer	...	Bob
Colm Feore	...	Bill
Kerry Fox	...	Kate
Jenny Gabrielle	...	Olivia
Rupert Graves	...	Mark
Ian Hart	...	Harry III Jr
Andie MacDowell	...	Kelly
Russell Means
David Midthunder	...	Bartender / David
Bill Paterson	...	Dr. Martin
John Sessions	...	Joe
Sara Stockbridge	...	Sarah
Jennifer Tilly

Storyline

Addict actor and producer, Mark, is brought against his will from London to the rehab clinic Vista Clara run by psychologists Bill and his wife Kelly. Mark is addicted to drugs, booze and sex, and joins a few other drug addicts. When the treatment program requires the presence of their families, the clinic invites Mark's wife Jane while Mark sends a private invitation to his girlfriend Pamela. The triangle of lovers brings friction between the women while Bill and Kelly have also problems in their relationship. After a fire, the truth about love and commitment is disclosed in Vista Clara.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 January 2012 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Funny Farm

Filming Locations:

Galisteo, New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Scion Films, Pembridge Pictures, Prospero Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 93 min (European Film Market)

Color:

Color

User Reviews

If This Is Therapy I Think I'll Pass!

Essentially, what we have here is almost two hours of ridiculous psycho- babble, or - when the participants are actually doing something as opposed to just talking - psycho-clowning. It certainly doesn't make for a very good advertisement for psycho-therapy. To be blunt, I'm not even sure exactly how this got started. Mark somehow gets convinced to attend an "intervention" which leads to him being checked into some sort of rehab clinic along with a bunch of others. Then, when the story picks up, it's family encounter day or some such thing, where everyone gets to invite one member of their family to work with - except that Mark invites both his ex-wife and his girlfriend. Not much worked here. The therapists (played by Andie McDowell and Colm Feore) struck me as being as much in need of therapy as anyone else involved with this. A shame, really, because both McDowell and Feore are pretty good actors, but they were wasted in these ridiculous roles. There's a certain degree of guilty, voyeuristic pleasure as we watch these people try to sort out their problems and lash out at each other while doing so. What there's not is any sense that you're watching a well put together movie or a well developed story. Eventually, the whole thing ends rather abruptly after a fire strikes the rehab facility and there's a predictable but quite unrealistic reconciliation that takes place as a result. To be honest, it seemed more like a 60's-70's group encounter session more than an "intervention."