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Thomas Moffett (screenplay)
Release Date:
6 August 2009 (Greece)
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The doctor is out.
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Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients. full summary | add synopsis
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The Men Who Stare At Goats
(From Scorecard Review. 8 November 2009, 6:29 PM, PST)
140 Character Punditry - Easy Virtue, Away We Go, The Shrink, and more
(From MovieSet.com. 20 October 2009, 10:46 AM, PDT)
(From Scorecard Review. 8 November 2009, 6:29 PM, PST)
140 Character Punditry - Easy Virtue, Away We Go, The Shrink, and more
(From MovieSet.com. 20 October 2009, 10:46 AM, PDT)
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Dreams and desperation in L.A
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kevin Spacey | ... | Henry Carter |
 | Joe Nunez | ... | Recording Supervisor (as Joseph A. Nuñez) |
 | Mark Webber | ... | Jeremy |
 | Keke Palmer | ... | Jemma |
| Sierra Aylina McClain | ... | Carina |
| Ada Luz Pla | ... | Teacher |
 | Saffron Burrows | ... | Kate Amberson |
 | Jack Huston | ... | Shamus |
| Pell James | ... | Daisy |
 | Mei Melançon | ... | Miyu |
 | Dallas Roberts | ... | Patrick |
| Andrew Sibner | ... | Richie |
 | Troy Metcalf | ... | O.T. |
| Kendall Clement | ... | Uncle Jim |
 | Jesse Plemons | ... | Jesus |
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Rated R for drug content throughout, and pervasive language including some sexual references.
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Canada:104 min | Germany:110 min (European Film Market) | USA:104 min
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Continuity: When Jeremy is picking up Jemma in the video store, the prominent clock over the door jumps backwards about 3.5 hours during the half-minute conversation.
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Henry Carter:
Happiness. Happiness is a word for a feeling. Feelings are rarely understood; in a moment they are quickly forgotten and misremembered.
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Vintage Sci-Fi Soundtrack
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Kevin Spacey plays Henry Carter,a very famous and successful shrink,practicing in Hollywood, with a very extensive celebrity clientèle.With 2 self help books published,Carter seems to have it all figured it out but these days he's the one who needs help. Unable to cop with his wife's suicide Carter has been self-medicating with marijuana falling into a depressive state. Jemma is a young girl who's mother committed suicide as well.She doesn't understand why and develops an angry behavior.The school sent her to carter for some therapy sections.Then we have several secondary characters, Kate Amberson, an actress past her prime,Jeremy, a young writer trying to come up with a good script,Patrick, a successful and ruthless Hollywood agent who suffers from paranoia and anxiety,Shamus,a young actor who wants to do meaningful films and be taken seriously,Daisy who is Patrick's assistant,Holden,one of Carter's patients who is an alcoholic and Keira, an actress who's sleeping her way trough Hollywood.Shrink is an amazing movie.All the story-lines are obviously intertwined but in a very subtle way (not like crash).The characters are very human and none of them is two-dimensional.They were all well written and their stories were well explored. Each one is memorable in their own way.Kevin Spacey is absolutely fantastic as Carter and so is Dallas Roberts as the eccentric Hollywood agent. The musical score couldn't be better, beautiful slow melodies that compliment the movie perfectly. Shrink is a subtle movie,it doesn't try to hard to grab your attention but it certainly does.I wonder why this movie hasn't been talked about a little more. Shrink is small in hype but big in quality.
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