This film was thought-provoking, interesting, moving and gritty. It was like watching an intimate dance between Hill and Stutz as they moved from showing vulnerability to being defensive, often using humour to do so. The tools, for me, are a side issue the real content of the movie is the relationship between the two of them.
Spoiler: it seemed to me that the movie started with Stutz in the driving seat, the definitive therapist with very strong boundaries. Somewhere in the 135 minutes, not too sure where, it began to pivot until the tables had turned. A significant point was when they had a conversation about vulnerability and going deeper, and that is what happened.
I am a therapist myself and loved the film's exploration of the therapeutic relationship, but I didn't need to be in order to love this piece of art.
As the credits rolled I thought, "this will win awards." It's a masterpiece.
Spoiler: it seemed to me that the movie started with Stutz in the driving seat, the definitive therapist with very strong boundaries. Somewhere in the 135 minutes, not too sure where, it began to pivot until the tables had turned. A significant point was when they had a conversation about vulnerability and going deeper, and that is what happened.
I am a therapist myself and loved the film's exploration of the therapeutic relationship, but I didn't need to be in order to love this piece of art.
As the credits rolled I thought, "this will win awards." It's a masterpiece.