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The Treatment (2007)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:9

Rotten:6

Average Rating:5.7/10

Consensus: A comedy for grown-ups, The Treatment overcomes some technical lapses by virtue of a sharp cast.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Dramas

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... 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 dumped by his girlfriend, and meeting endless hurdles in his job as a teacher, Jake Singer (Eigeman) has plenty of issues to work through with wacky psychoanalyst Dr. Morales, until therapy and reality start to intertwine when he meets a woman with the power to pull him off the shrink's couch and into a world of intoxicating wealth and power. [More]

Starring: Chris Eigeman, Famke Janssen, Ian Holm, Blair Brown

Starring: Chris Eigeman, Famke Janssen, Ian Holm, Blair Brown, Stephanie March, Stephen Lang, Roger Rees, Harris Yulin

Director: Oren Rudavsky

Director: Oren Rudavsky
Screenwriter: Daniel Saul Housman
Producer: Oren Rudavsky, Jonathan Shoemaker
Composer: John Zorn
Studio: New Yorker Films

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Chris Eigeman finally gets to show his range in this romantic comedy.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
08/10/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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A smart, tender love story.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
08/10/07
Bill Stamets
Bill Stamets
Chicago Sun-Times
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Janssen is an intense screen presence. Too often she's stuck playing humorless towering antagonists. Here, happily, she's allowed to be a real person.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
08/09/07
Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
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...our emotional involvement remains superficial, and we never get that sense of uplift that Allen's better romantic city tales have given us.

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07/05/07
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Who wants to behave well in bed?

Full Review Source: New Yorker | comment Comment
06/29/07
Anthony Lane
Anthony Lane
New Yorker
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The Treatment feels too much like an indulgence.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
05/25/07
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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The smart screenplay and the terrific performances more than compensate for the lack of freshness.

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05/18/07
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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The filmmaking is rudimentary in The Treatment, Oren Rudavsky's adaptation of Daniel Menaker's novel, but the feeling for the patient-and-shrink dynamic is authentic. And Holm makes a colorful Freudian who may be more fantasy than real.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
05/09/07
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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The Treatment, a wan effort at Annie Hall-style comedy, has about as much Manhattan sophistication as a gas station in Chippewa Falls, Wis.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
05/09/07
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post
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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.

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05/07/07
Manohla Dargis
Manohla Dargis
New York Times
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An odd, funny film.

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05/03/07
John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday
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Oren Rudavsky’s The Treatment features a gifted acting ensemble down to the smallest parts, a good mix of whimsy and intelligent discourse, with just a touch of fantasy that never engulfs the narrative.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
05/02/07
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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This offbeat charmer succumbs to the same airless artificiality that has claimed many recent efforts in the genre.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
05/01/07
Ronnie Scheib
Ronnie Scheib
Variety
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Short, sweet, and hardly ever cloying, The Treatment is largely dependent for its success on the quality of its performances.

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05/01/07
J. Hoberman
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
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The Treatment is not without its flaws but its sterling cast makes it a real joy to watch.

Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
04/30/07
Bilge Ebiri
Bilge Ebiri
New York Magazine
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