Prozac Nation Review by Xavier (3 Stars)

Prozac Nation Review by Xavier (3 Stars) | MatchFlick

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Starring:
Christina Ricci, Jason Biggs, Anne Heche, Michelle Williams, Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Directed By:
Erik Skjoldbj�rg

Prozac Nation (2004)

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Movie Review by Xavier
June 21st, 2007

Find Me A Bookshop.

I KNEW IT!

All women are neurotic and are as dangerous to themselves as they are to me, this film proves that!

I am of course joking.

This is one of those films that I have watched but have never before been compelled to pick the book up. It is rare for me to seek out books after watching the film but this could be an exception. I did quite enjoy this. I think it is an interesting side of human nature for us to be so interested in seeing someone fall down, fail or just get into a right mess. It is one of those stories, rise and fall type stuff.

I thought that all the performances were quite good, just absorbing enough to hold my interest. The film moves along at a steady pace, which always impresses me when it comes to biopics, I refuse to believe that even the most colourful life is all good film material. Two things don't exactly sit right with me. Firstly, since I have never taken Prozac or indeed any other sort of anti-depressant the whole subject material seems somewhat alien to me. Would it have been possible to make me empathise more? Also, while the film is generally a good length I did feel slightly unsatisfied at the end of it. Despite the films title the drug itself isn't mentioned until well over two thirds of the way through the film. I just got the inkling that this was just the tip of the iceberg and that there was so much more perhaps going on. I just had the feeling that the characters played by Jason Biggs and Michelle Williams probably had a lot more input into the writers life.

Which is why I am going to seek out a copy of the book. I guess then this film has succeeded in what it was possibly trying to do, raise awareness and strike some interest. Who knows. Then again I may just be looking for more evidence that women are truly scary.

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