Watched another one with my main man Kevin tonight.
'Twas a good decision.
In Shrink, Kevin Spacey plays Henry Carter, a Hollywood therapist to the stars who turns to smoking pot after the tragic death of his wife. While the first half (or so) of this movie is mildly depressing, it ends with quite a bang and is actually pretty moving and heartfelt.
Shrink flows like one of those many cheesy romantic comedies that incessantly ooze from movie theaters. They present several parallel stories of different characters who, through fate, wind up interacting and solving all of each others' problems. Because of this, I was prepared for something similar. Yet, while Shrink does follow a similar plot construction, the mood of the film goes another way entirely. It is a much more grounded movie in that it doesn't merely glorify everyday relationships (not necessarily the romantic kind), but rather presents them as being as necessary as the air we breathe for a healthy life. Shrink teaches that nothing is ever as grim as it seems, and Kevin Spacey does a fantastic job of shedding light upon the dark spots of life.
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