Beyond Therapy

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Steve D 03/02/2023 Absolutely painful and without a single laugh. See more 04/07/2012 In the 1980s Robert Altman released a string of films that were based on popular plays, "Beyond Therapy" was one of them. While the film has some laugh out loud moments, some very funny dialogue and extremely spirited and zany performances, Altman's lack of narrative focus ultimately hurts the film. Altman's directorial voice is lost here, because in all honesty, this seems like a direct copy of a Woody Allen picture. There isn't much originality to speak of. Plus, with a film that contains such an array of wackos, you need something for the audience to ground themselves in, and "Beyond Therapy" has none of that- no every man, no coherent arc. This is a funny but extremely unfocused and messy film. See more 10/20/2011 a film based on the play by christopher durang! See more 08/20/2011 ★1/2 (out of four) Director Robert Altman is among my Top Five favorite directors of all time. So it pains me to give such a horrible review to one of his movies. But, "Beyond Therapy" is beyond praise. It may hold the distinction of being Altman's worst film of his career. Jeff Goldblum plays a successful New Yorker who has grown tired of his live-in partner (Christopher Guest). He takes out an ad in the personals section and begins seeing a perky young woman (Lulie Hagerty) They turn out to be a terrible match. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/Zeppo1/BeyondTherapy.jpg[/IMG] Based on the play, the set-up just doesn't work and Altman's usual free-flowing dialogue and structure feels out of place in the constructed story. See more 05/07/2011 In the 1980s Robert Altman released a string of films that were based on popular plays, "Beyond Therapy" was one of them. While the film has some laugh out loud moments, some very funny dialogue and extremely spirited and zany performances, Altman's lack of narrative focus ultimately hurts the film. Altman's directorial voice is lost here, because in all honesty, this seems like a direct copy of a Woody Allen picture. There isn't much originality to speak of. Plus, with a film that contains such an array of wackos, you need something for the audience to ground themselves in, and "Beyond Therapy" has none of that- no every man, no coherent arc. This is a funny but extremely unfocused and messy film. See more 06/22/2010 This movie is like an exercise in insanity... See more Read all reviews

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