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  • Must Go!
    Written November 18, 2012

    Unexpected and Beautiful

    by bedemint

    I loved this film, I laughed, I cried...it was a poignant slice of the life of Mark O'Brien.
    Helen Hunt and John Hawkes were phenomenal! The writing and directing were fantastic! This film is for adults only, besides the nudity of Ms Hunt (who looks incredible for any age) the subject material is beyond the interest and appreciation of most kids under the age of 14-17 anyway. The story is slowly and perfectly unfolded and beautifully told. It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all.

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  • Must Go!
    Written November 24, 2012

    Such an unexpectedly wonderful movie

    by SugarMag1

    When it was first suggested by one of our group of 20 that we go see a movie about a man who lived his life in an iron lung who is a guilt ridden Catholic who sees a sex therapist, I thought it was a joke. As other members of our movie group chimed in that they had heard it was a great movie, and I realized that I would be going to see this movie with the others, I started planning a way to discreetly walk out and sneak into another movie.
    But I stayed put, enthralled, for the whole movie (and even though the credits cause I didn't want it to be over, its one of those), From the opening scene (funny and interesting) until the very end, I loved this movie. We all did. It is hard to explain why. But we left feeling really good about life and I woke up thinking about things I should think about more often. Like gratitude.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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    Written December 2, 2012

    Worth seeing

    by ajindatropix

    Kind of a 'heavy' movie. If it weren't for the comedy in it, the movie would have been depressing. It was definitely worth going to see though.

    • 4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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  • Must Go!
    Written November 30, 2012

    The Sessions

    by derryod

    I saw this with my SO last night and felt that the time was well-spent.

    The subject matter is one that, in this most puritanical of societies, would not usually see the light of day. Since most Americans go into shock if confronted with the sight of the female nipple, the idea that a mature woman, Helen Hunt, would spend a good deal of screen time totally naked would have most Republicans running for the exits or calling 911. I felt that the movie, which has the pacing and dialogue of a stage play, treated the sex and sexuality in an adult manner, but kept it from being snarky,or juvenile. The subject is SEX, and the shedding of virginity for a man who most people would assume would not be interested in it, let alone participate. John Hawkes does a yeoman job of giving life and warmth to a character who has no mobility whatsoever. Every nuance of voice and eye movement fleshes out this character and makes us feel his pain. Helen Hunt and William H Macy support him ably.

    • 4 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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    Written November 21, 2012
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    Written November 15, 2012
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    by Hanno1980

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