The Treatment (2006)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Oren Rudavsky

Writers:

Daniel Saul Housman (writer)
Daniel Menaker (novel)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A comedy about life, love... and escaping your shrink.

Plot:

Jake Singer is at loose ends in NYC, and neck deep in psychoanalysis with the outrageous Dr. Morales when he meets the enigmatic and beautiful widow Allegra Marshall. |

Plot Keywords:

Reference To Aristotle | Reference To John Milton | Reference To Cicero | Based On Novel

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Chris Eigeman	...	Jake Singer
Stephanie March	...	Julia
Ian Holm	...	Dr. Ernesto Morales
Famke Janssen	...	Allegra Marshall
Peter Vack	...	Ted
Griffin Newman	...	Scott
Josh Caras	...	Phil (as Josh Barclay Caras)
Matt Stadelmann	...	Chris
Lindsay Johnson	...	Walter Cooper
Roger Rees	...	Leighton Proctor
Stephen Lang	...	Coach Galgano
Thomas Bubka	...	Other Coach
Maddie Corman	...	Patty Mcpherson
Stephen Lee Anderson	...	Bill Daniels
Tyrone Mitchell Henderson	...	Gerry Leonard

Runtime:

USA:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | USA:Not Rated | Finland:K-11

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Company:

Shrinkwrap

Trivia:

John Zorn who composed the score for the film won a MacArthur Foundation, the "Genius" award for his music in 2006.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): During the last school lesson before summer, when the camera is panning over the students in the classroom. We can clearly see a student reading his book upside-down.

Quotes:

Allegra Marshall: I thought he was supposed to help you feel more comfortable in your own skin?
Jake Singer: He's more the exfoliating type.

Movie Connections:

References X-Men (2000)

Just not enough

Somewhere between adaptation and shooting, the magic leaped out of this film. The synopsis looked promising and it could have delivered, but it seems that poor casting choices and spotty dialog made it fall short. The leading man isn't quite convincing on film. His technique feels more fit for stage, but when on screen you see an actor and not a character. Famke Janssen and Ian Holm are the two bright spots in the nigh hour-and-a-half feature. Holm was the one actor who garnered a laugh. But they both seem out of place, heavy hitters in a smaller film. It could be that a bigger star was set to play Chris, but dropped out, leaving the film with less studio support while Famke and Ian stayed on. This film has gone on to win some festival awards, which makes me wonder if I missed something, or was simply not in the right mood for the film. Nevertheless, it could have been much, much better.