A medicated kevin spacey in shrink, directed by jonas pate. Shrink 2009 henry carter kevin spacey, a jaded therapisttothestars, uses marijuana to forget his troubles. Movie shrink 2009 music shrink ost the city sparkles. 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. Kevin spacey is exceptional as always, keke palmer nails her part. Kevin spacey is an american actor who began his acting career on stage. If the movie contains a surprise, its that he doesnt find his way to cocaine. Kevin spacey is the shrink, a potsmoking, dejected l. 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.
The intervention scene of the movie shrink 2009 the intervention scene of the movie shrink 2009 skip navigation. Kevin spacey s best scene 1 baby driver 2017 duration. For much of kevin spacey s acting careereven after he made it bighe wasnt the headliner. Only once in the movie, when his father robert loggia stages an. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles. It is well acted by all, well written and well filmed with good solid charcaters and an engaging plot with interesting side stories.
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. Stream free movies and tv shows online in hd on any device. Henry carter kevin spacey, a jaded therapisttothestars, uses marijuana to forget his troubles. Kevin spacey is a shrink whose wife has committed suicide. If the character had gone scuba diving, pate would have found a way for him to toke up underwater. He plays henry carter, a celebrity psychiatrist who suffers from a breakdown of his own. 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. 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. 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.
Combining a psychiatric comedy with a hollywood insider story, shrink gives us the character of henry carter oscar winner kevin spacey. 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. 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. Shrink 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Other stars among the cast include saffron burrows. This isnt an exciting, edgeofyourseat, car chase kind of movie, so dont expect that. His film career started in the late 1980s after small parts in heartburn 1986 and working girl 1988. Jack, an aging star wants permission to cheat on his wife. 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.
If palmers character is the films most artificial, then kevin spacey s is the most insufferable. Official trailer for kevin spaceys ensemble drama shrink. 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. Here are paste s picks for the twotime oscar winners greatest movie. Confronted with her real problems, henry wonders, given his current state of mind, if he can help jemma find answers to her questions. Kevin spacey was great, but he was the only good this whole movie wreaked of a commercial hollywood production poorly disguised as an indie film. The main reason why i wanted to watch this was kevin spacey s name involved. You can also watch the official trailer for shrink in high definition on apple. Shrink was just trying too hard to be numb, just trying to hard to make us sentimental. Kevin spaceys performance is almost sharp enough to save this hollywood dramedy from itself, but in the end, hes. Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, las top celebrity shrink kevin spacey turns into. 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. His first pro bono case puts him in touch with jemma saffron burrows, a troubled.
I actually cringed at like 6 or 7 lines of dialogue. Moffett and stellar work from spacey are what really make this movie work. It was directed by jonas pate, written by thomas moffett, and stars kevin spacey and along with an ensemble cast. Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, las top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for. 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.
With kevin spacey, mark webber, keke palmer, joe nunez. Its been a long time since kevin spacey has starred in anything worthwhile. As the titular shrink, spacey smokes so many joints, so ostentatiously, that hes barely ever seen without one. Every actor is at his best, the writing is excellent and you really care about the main characterswith a wonderful surprise at the end. 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. Kevin spacey isnt a therapist, but he doesnt need to be because he plays one in his. Celebrities walk in and out of his office, leaving him even less caring. Shrink is an underrated movie with a good story and fine acting. 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. Shrink by jonas pate jonas pate, kevin spacey, saffron. Enough so that i wanted to do a quick music video for it. All 45 of kevin spaceys movie performances, ranked paste.
T his is one of those hollywoodonhollywood movies that come across as very knowing in a smart insider way and yet are. Henry carter kevin spacey is a psychiatrist with an alist clientele, including a oncefamous actress saffron. Kevin spacey, is afflicted with the same metaphysical malaise that engulfed ms. Unfortunately shrink was not as good as i imagined it to be.
His patients have a range of issues from hilarious to extremely sad, and they become an integral part of this story. Shrink jonas pate, kevin spacey, saffron burrows, mark. What happens when the people we count on to hold us togetherare barely holding it together themselves. Starring kevin spacey, mark webber, keke palmer, saffron burrows, jack huston, pell james, laura ramsey, dallas roberts, robert loggia. Profitt was the first in a long line of dark, manipulative characters that would eventually make kevin spacey a household name.
No, theyre also premises for movies starring kevin spacey. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles in film and television. Specifically, its the premise for shrink, due out in limited release july 24th. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. Henry may be a successful psychiatrist to the stars, but he needs some mental help himself. Finally, the shrink script is here for all you fans of the kevin spacey movie.
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