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| Total Vote User Mental : Visitor | |
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| User Count Like for Mental : 895 | |
| All Critics Count For Mental : 39 | |
| All Critics Percentage For Mental : 46 % | |
| All Critics Ranting For Mental : 5.7 | |
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| Toni Collette,Liev Schreiber,Anthony LaPaglia,Rebecca Gibney,Kerry Fox,Caroline Goodall,Deborah Mailman,Lily Sullivan,Sam Clark,Hayley Magnus,Malorie O'Neill,Nicole Freeman,Chelsea Bennett,Bethany Whitmore | |
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| Mental skewers the easy-on and -off labels of psychiatry, but some sequences, particularly one of "bad dreams," are sophomoric. Marsha McCreadie-Village Voice Artistic inspiration can be close to madness, but Mental is just plain nuts. Sam Adams-Time Out New York A cuckoo comedy that puts the fun in dysfunctional. Megan Lehmann-Hollywood Reporter Much of the humor is driven by a savage near-hatred of everything suburban, which frequently undermines its own effectiveness, and poses a barrier to auds engaging emotionally with the central character. Richard Kuipers-Variety Wrong is wrong. And 'Mental' gets it wrong in too many ways. Cath Clarke-Time Out A kooky comedy in which a spirited cast is almost suffocated by too-aggressive direction. Ethan Alter-Film Journal International If one wants to see Toni Collette light a fart on fire, well, this misguided reunion with her Muriel's Wedding director may be the only chance they get. Brent Simon-Shared Darkness It's a bewilderingly strange movie, the kind of thing that one might write off as being lost in translation from its Australian origin before realizing it wasn't that funny there either. Brian Tallerico-HollywoodChicago.com Not every cute movie about the mentally ill is Oscar worthy, but this touching and riotous one from Down Under works well enough. Roger Moore-Movie Nation Collette anchors the film with a selfless, let-it-all-hang-out performance that sets an agreeably anarchic tone. Eddie Harrison-The List [A] heavy-handed satire on Australian suburban life ... Philip French-Observer [UK] Even for a riotous Australian black comedy, this film packs in just a bit too much chaos. It's consistently smart and funny, with lively characters and especially witty dialog, but some of the sideroads never go anywhere. Rich Cline-Contactmusic.com Collette never gives a less than watchable performance but she is asked to overplay her hand with diminishing returns. Derek Malcolm-This is London One of the most unusual comedies you'll see this year. Alex Zane-Sun Online Unless you're in tune with the eccentric humour you'll find this a bewildering dud. Henry Fitzherbert-Daily Express A knockabout black comedy from Australia that starts off exhilaratingly mad and funny, then progressively loses its edge. Peter Bradshaw-Guardian [UK] The movie is surreal, uncontrolled, frenzied: a gift that goes on giving, even though at some points you beg it to stop. Nigel Andrews-Financial Times The whole film is so aggressively clownish that the only possible response is to cringe. Robbie Collin-Daily Telegraph A bipolar blend of Aussie kitsch and Hollywood sentiment, which relies far too heavily on The Sound Of Music and brassy personalities. Siobhan Synnot-Scotsman This is a hugely entertaining Australian comedy-drama with terrific comic performances from a fine ensemble cast. Matthew Turner-ViewLondon Hogan demonstrates a sure ear for droll dialogue and his script - while occasionally too broad for some audiences - is delivered with delirious panache by his up-for-it cast. Tim Evans-Sky Movies | |
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