Shrink
for drug content throughout, and pervasive language including some sexual references.
| Moral Rating: | not reviewed |
| Moviemaking Quality: |
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| Primary Audience: | Adults |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Length: | 1 hr. 50 min. |
| Year of Release: | 2009 |
| USA Release: |
July 24, 2009 (2 theaters—NYC/LA) DVD: September 29, 2009 |
DEPRESSION—Are there biblical examples of depression and how to deal with it? Answer
What should a Christian do if overwhelmed with depression? Answer
Drunkenness in the Bible
FEAR, Anxiety and Worry… What does the Bible say? Answer
Why does God allow innocent people to suffer? Answer
What about the issue of suffering? Doesn’t this prove that there is no God and that we are on our own? Answer
Does God feel our pain? Answer
ORIGIN OF BAD—How did bad things come about? Answer
Why is there a disconnect between Hollywood and the rest of America? Answer
What is being done to change the values of Hollywood? Answer
| Featuring | Kevin Spacey, Robin Williams, Mark Webber, Keke Palmer, Saffron Burrows, Jack Huston, Pell James, Laura Ramsey, Dallas Roberts, Robert Loggia, Gore Vidal, Jesse Plemons, Rakefet Abergel, Derek Alvarado, Ike Barinholtz, Damian Cecere, Kendall Clement, Griffin Dunne, Robert Farrior, Joel Gretsch, Sierra Aylina McClain, Mei Melançon, Troy Metcalf, Joe Nieves, Mina Olivera, Brian Palermo, Philip Pavel, Clayton Rohner, Richard Schimmelpfenneg, Andrew Sibner, Yoni Tabac, Ryan Van de Kamp Buchanan, Pleasant Wayne, Ken Weiler, Ilya Jonathan Zaydenberg |
| Director |
Jonas Pate |
| Producer | Ignite Entertainment, Ignite Productions, Ithaka Entertainment, Trigger Street Productions, Dana Brunetti, Pell James, Kelly MacManus, Alex Plapinger, Braxton Pope, John Saviano, Kevin Spacey |
| Distributor |
 Roadside Attractions, a division of Lionsgate Films |
“The doctor is out.”
Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “What happens when the people we count on to hold us together… are barely holding it together themselves? Jonas Pate’s ‘Shrink’ is a striking, fast-paced exposé of the ‘other” Hollywood, featuring folks living outside their comfort zone and the people who put them there.
Henry Carter (Kevin Spacey) is a psychiatrist with an A-list clientele, including a once-famous actress (Saffron Burrows), an insecure young writer (Mark Webber), and a comically obsessive-compulsive superagent (Dallas Roberts).
Henry is not in a good place, however. He has been asked to take his first pro bono case, a troubled teenage girl from a neighborhood far from the Hollywood hills. Considering his present state of mind, is he ready for the real-life troubles of a young woman who loves the world of movies he has become so jaded by?
At its core, ‘Shrink’ is a study of control and our endless need for it, even when it grows increasingly impossible to obtain. Writer Thomas Moffett uses classic archetypes in this modern Hollywood tale, but never pushes them over the edge of credibility. Performed by a well-matched cast at the top of their form, the result is both satisfying and exhilarating. Watching ‘Shrink’ makes us feel like voyeurs looking through a window into the lives of people who look great, feel worse, and end up behaving badly.”
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Lots of foul language, the f-word is said every 10 or so seconds. The bright spot of the movie: one is immersed in atmosphere of dysfunction and can really empathize with the inner sufferings of the Hollywood crowd. Human pain, feeling contrite and willingness to change one’s life against impossible odds—make the movie of at least some value.
Bottom line: I don’t see why I would watch this movie again. Cannot recommend it to anyone.
My Ratings: Moral rating: Offensive / Moviemaking quality: 2½