Vincent Wants to Sea

2010

1h 36m

Drama

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22 Reviews

78%

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250+ Ratings

A young man who has Tourette's syndrome escapes from an institution with two other patients and travels to Italy to fulfill his late mother's last wish.

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Joe Williams

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Vincent Wants to Sea" never deviates from the predictable bonding-through-misadventure script, and it has little to teach us about the nature and treatment of the traveler's respective maladies.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 19, 2011

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

This is a bright, broad, silly, harmless movie whose sweetness is a means to an end: "Escape From Sesame Street.''

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 14, 2011

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

Predictability gives way to touching drama.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 8, 2011

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

Tourette's syndrome, anorexia and obsessive-compulsive desires drive this surprisingly tender romantic comedy from Ralf Huettner.

Jun 8, 2020

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Kelly Jane Torrance

Washington Examiner

Its themes, its demons are sensitively handled -- but not less funny for it. Munich-born director Ralf Huettner has made a daring film that deserves to be seen far and wide.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 8, 2019

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Andrew L. Urban

Urban Cinefile

Explores serious themes - some quite dark - with a lightness of touch, providing well observed and genuine humour, sometimes through pain

Mar 11, 2012

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Fantastic movie with great heart. Kind. Music was great. It was funny.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

I liked it better than the critics. Though it was a bit predictable and heavy handed, it's a sweet story.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

I give it half a star more because it has a decent direction of photography (there are some wonderful landscapes), but in general it's a very uninspiring and bland road movie, with a couple of funny moments. The ending is failed too.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Amazing acting. Fun. Thought provoking. Beautiful scenery. I highly recommend.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

Cute German Foreign film about a young man with Tourette's syndrome who is institutionalized by his father. He is forced to room with someone with OCD and befriends a woman with anorexia. They steal the psychiatrist's car in an attempt to visit the Italian shore Watching them insult each other while dealing with their respective problems was entertaining.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Quite amusing but hasn't lived up to the expectation upfront.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Synopsis

A young man who has Tourette's syndrome escapes from an institution with two other patients and travels to Italy to fulfill his late mother's last wish.

Director: Ralf Huettner
Screenwriter: Florian David Fitz
Production Co: Olga-Film GmbH
Genre: Drama
Original Language: German
Release Date (DVD): Jul 26, 2016
Runtime: 1h 36m

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