An odd, funny film.
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05/03/07
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The Treatment (2007)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:27
Rotten:13
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: A comedy for grown-ups, The Treatment overcomes some technical lapses by virtue of a sharp cast.
Theatrical Release:May 4, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: Chris Eigeman (BARCELONA, METROPOLITAN) makes a welcome comeback in this film about a young man trying to find some purpose in life. Between his dysfunctional relationship with his father, being... [More]
Starring: Chris Eigeman, Famke Janssen, Ian Holm, Blair Brown
Director: Oren Rudavsky
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Reviews for The Treatment
Top CriticOren Rudavsky's adaptation of Daniel Menaker's novel is a quietly enjoyable romantic comedy for adults who like to see characters acting like adults.
08/23/07
The film works familiar territory -- the romantic lives of neurotic well-educated New Yorkers -- yet never feels stale.
05/05/07
The guy we need to love and respect and give our sypathies to -- the center of the untherapeutic little comedy/drama -- isn't in this movie.
05/19/07
An engaging romantic drama about an emotionally stunted teacher who falls in love and attempts to open his heart to the challenges of an intimate relationship.
05/01/07
...a slight if enjoyable film whose Freudian theme feels tacked onto the film rather than grounding it...Eigeman gives such an engaging performance, however, that he reminds us how much we didn't know we've missed him.
05/12/07
...a decent piece of romantic storytelling, acting and location...
05/21/07
A small film about a high school teacher in an elite Manhattan prep school, but it's filled with large doses of wit and insight.
10/12/07
The Treatment is a movie with its heart and head in the right place. Too bad its aesthetic sensibilities and technical coordinates are not as well situated.
05/07/07
Top CriticThe Treatment is not without its flaws but its sterling cast makes it a real joy to watch.
04/30/07
Top CriticA pleasant breeze that refreshes, mostly because it's a rare, thoughtful comedy clearly intended for grown-ups.
05/04/07
An accessible piece of entertainment that you don't need to shut your brain off to enjoy.
05/04/07
Funny and biting, The Treatment works, at least, as a drama with clever romantic comedy elements.
05/07/07
Short, sweet, and hardly ever cloying, The Treatment is largely dependent for its success on the quality of its performances.
05/01/07
Top CriticThis film is so much more believable, amusing and entertaining than the crap we had to listen to in 'Knocked Up'.
08/12/07
--- cerebral, intelligently written and well acted adult fare ---
08/12/07
Who wants to behave well in bed?
06/29/07
Top CriticIts otherwise straightforward narrative does what it can to revive the corpse of grown-up romance, with just enough surrealism to save the film from its more serious impulses.
02/01/08
The Treatment finds its agreeable pace. We've heard this particular story before, but it holds up to a skilled retelling.
08/24/07
An offbeat and slightly passé take on the mental health profession along with romantic-comedy filler that lacks whimsy.
05/04/07
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