Neal It's hard to find a Kevin Spacey performance that doesn't deliver and this one is no exception. He's great in it and all the characters are well developed with one exception. I don't want to spoil the movie at all but I think you'll see what I mean as you watch it. It was also very nice to see a movie that was clearly made in Los Angeles, just about every scene was in a neighborhood I recognized. From Los Feliz to the Hollywood hills and Griffith Park to the Bank of America building downtown, every scene was real Los Angeles which is always a treat for us locals. It's got drama and a little humor delivered on perfect pitch all the way through and you'll find it easy to lose yourself in the story.

Sandy Griffin An enchanting modern-day movie starring A-list and actor extraordinaire Kevin Spacey plus a bevy of talent such as Dallas Roberts and Keke Palmer. Kevin Spacey plays Dr. Henry Carter, a head doctor who has lost himself in grief over the death of his beloved wife, a wife who didn't die in an auto accident, as his family and friends believe, but by killing herself. Dr. Carter enjoys buying his weed (pot) based upon their whimsical names; smoking pot is his method of coping with the pain and suffering of his loss. Dr. Carter looks sadder and more exhausted as each day goes by - he appears not long for this world and on the brink of a breakdown yet his patients keep coming and they are a hoot. He is a hoot as well, smoking pot in the back of his office, numbing himself.Dr. Carter's patients include film agents, actors, or people in the movie industry (self-centered people, they attempt to manipulate him during therapy). Another patient, the producer Patrick, (played by Dallas Roberts) is precious and spot-on. Patrick never stops; his mind and mouth are "on" 24/7. .Dr. Carter also adores Kate, one of his patients (played by Saffron Burrows) but her beauty and allure is only a wet bandage covering the gaping hole in his heart. Dr. Carter can't sleep or bathe, it appears, so he is in no shape of wooing any women. She also comes to his rescue when out hiking after he collapses when burying his dog.Dr. Carter experiences an pseudo-intervention where his father (played by Robert Loggia) and other well-meaning souls attempt to persuade him to enter rehab. This piece of the film is tragic and funny at the same time; Mr. Spacey never overacts, even when it would be so easy to do so. While this is the time Dr. Carter announces that his wife did, in fact, commit suicide, the sarcasm when he chastises one of the family members is so good that this scene left me in awe.Spoiler Alert: After the intervention, Dr. Carter's father (another shrink) insists he take the case of a teenager, Jemma, (played with aplomb by Keke Palmer) from the inner city that has anger issues. Jemma has her guard up; she does not bare her soul like the rest of his patients; she makes him read her file and he is surprised to find her mother killed herself. Jemma doesn't share her feelings easily and it takes time to build trust with Dr. Carter (just like in the real world). The relationship these two have is healing, in the end, as both understand the pain of not knowing why their loved ones did what they did; the letter Jemma's mother left her never answered the number one question her daughter had: why? We instantly know Dr. Carter's wife left him in the same state.Jemma's personal story is written on the sly (well, sort of) by Jeremy (Mark Webber)and the end result is a script which will help all of them.Spoiler alert: In the end, we understand Dr. Carter will make it, that is, he will not be following his wife down the path of death. There is hope for Dr. Carter.I thoroughly enjoyed this movie; the writing, casting, and acting are top notch.

ozytheoz I love Kevin Spacey and believe he is more talented than just an actor. He has done his job for this movie and I wouldn't finish watching the movie if it wasn't for him. This movie has no script that pulls the attention of the viewer. It's just a compressed version of an ordinary TV series. This girl assigned for that shrink by the school, shrinks patient is a movie producer and his friend is a broke writer and they all find themselves interconnected throughout the movie.. What is this crap? Please be more creative, I would give a D grade if this script was handed in to me for screen writing class. Please do not shoot movies just because the right actors are hired. Read the script and get objective criticism first..

DJAkin Shrink was a painful movie to watch. I am not a big fan of these Hollywood movies and there is no way I would want to live in that city. Kevin Spacy delivered the goods, don't get me wrong. However - there were far too many scenes where he was over acting and partying. What was the deal with Robin Williams basically being himself? This was a poor man's Magnolia. I could not suggest seeing this movie unless you want to watch countless scenes of the Hollywood scene. I really wanted to punch that agent in the face. He had a ton of money yet was so mean to everybody. Talk about somebody with bad OCD. That one scene where he almost had a heart attack when he caught that one guy going to the bathroom on the steps was out of the blue. Also, the guy who dealt weed to Kevin Spacy gave me the creeps. I want my two hours back.