His patients have a range of issues from hilarious to extremely sad, and they become an integral part of this story. Movies kevin spacey s shrink has problems of his own actor takes on the role of troubled psychiatrist to the stars henry carter in his new film. Shrink jonas pate, kevin spacey, saffron burrows, mark. Movie shrink 2009 music shrink ost the city sparkles. No, theyre also premises for movies starring kevin spacey. Kevin spacey is a shrink whose wife has committed suicide.
Kevin spacey, is afflicted with the same metaphysical malaise that engulfed ms. The intervention scene of the movie shrink 2009 the intervention scene of the movie shrink 2009 skip navigation. Released july 24th, 2009, shrink stars kevin spacey, robin williams, saffron burrows, keke palmer the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min, and received a score of 40 out of 100 on. Henry carter kevin spacey, a jaded therapisttothestars, uses marijuana to forget his troubles. Kevin spacey s best scene 1 baby driver 2017 duration. Shrink 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
What happens when the people we count on to hold us togetherare barely holding it together themselves. A medicated kevin spacey in shrink, directed by jonas pate. His first pro bono case puts him in touch with jemma saffron burrows, a troubled. Kevin spaceys performance is almost sharp enough to save this hollywood dramedy from itself, but in the end, hes. Shrink 2009 henry carter kevin spacey, a jaded therapisttothestars, uses marijuana to forget his troubles. Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, las top celebrity shrink kevin spacey turns into. I really like him, i think he is a fantastic actor and once again it was impossible not to like his performance in this film. Confronted with her real problems, henry wonders, given his current state of mind, if he can help jemma find answers to her questions. You can also watch the official trailer for shrink in high definition on apple. Official trailer for kevin spaceys ensemble drama shrink. Spacey has an older brother, randy fowler, who is a limousine driver and rod stewart impersonator in boise, idaho, and a sister, julie ann fowler keir, an office worker. With kevin spacey, mark webber, keke palmer, joe nunez. All 45 of kevin spaceys movie performances, ranked paste. If the character had gone scuba diving, pate would have found a way for him to toke up underwater.
As the titular shrink, spacey smokes so many joints, so ostentatiously, that hes barely ever seen without one. Celebrities walk in and out of his office, leaving him even less caring. Henry carter kevin spacey is a psychiatrist with an alist clientele, including a oncefamous actress saffron. The main reason why i wanted to watch this was kevin spacey s name involved. I actually cringed at like 6 or 7 lines of dialogue. Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, las top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for. Kevin spacey s performance is almost sharp enough to save this hollywood dramedy from itself, but in the end, hes dragged down by a cliched script and indifferent direction. Only once in the movie, when his father robert loggia stages an. Kevin spacey plays a shrink to the stars who is unable to come to grips with a recent personal tragedy, hes a chronic pot smoker who no longer. Stream free movies and tv shows online in hd on any device.
Kevin spacey has landed the lead role in new drama shrink the project, which is being directed by jonas pate, was written by thomas moffett. His film career started in the late 1980s after small parts in heartburn 1986 and working girl 1988. Its been a long time since kevin spacey has starred in anything worthwhile. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles. If palmers character is the films most artificial, then kevin spacey s is the most insufferable. Unfortunately shrink was not as good as i imagined it to be.
Man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward, and when those sparks emanate from a doobie clutched by kevin spacey, a smug critique of the american dream is sure to follow. If the movie contains a surprise, its that he doesnt find his way to cocaine. Shrink was just trying too hard to be numb, just trying to hard to make us sentimental. Kevin spacey is exceptional as always, keke palmer nails her part. It was directed by jonas pate, written by thomas moffett, and stars kevin spacey and along with an ensemble cast. Henry may be a successful psychiatrist to the stars, but he needs some mental help himself. Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, las top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients.
This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie. Best kevin spacey movie a list of 35 titles created 5 months ago 2015 a list of 48 titles created 04 jan 2015 see all related lists. There is a fair amount of humour in the dialogue making all of the lonely, despondent people not quite as sad as they otherwise would be. Kevin spacey fowler, better known by his stage name kevin spacey, is an american actor of screen and stage, film director, producer, screenwriter and singer.
Specifically, its the premise for shrink, due out in limited release july 24th. Jack, an aging star wants permission to cheat on his wife. Moffett and stellar work from spacey are what really make this movie work. Shrink is an underrated movie with a good story and fine acting. For much of kevin spacey s acting careereven after he made it bighe wasnt the headliner.
Other stars among the cast include saffron burrows. Here are paste s picks for the twotime oscar winners greatest movie. T his is one of those hollywoodonhollywood movies that come across as very knowing in a smart insider way and yet are. Every actor is at his best, the writing is excellent and you really care about the main characterswith a wonderful surprise at the end. His first pro bono case puts him in touch with jemma saffron burrows, a troubled teen who lives far from the glamour of the hollywood hills.
Kevin spacey brings another of his cynical, bitter characters to lifevery smart, and fresh out of hopebut the movie doesnt give him much of anywhere to take it. Shrink by jonas pate jonas pate, kevin spacey, saffron. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles in film and television. Enough so that i wanted to do a quick music video for it. Kevin spacey is the shrink, a potsmoking, dejected l.
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