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Watch movie theater The Sessions Based on the poignantly optimistic autobiographical writings of California-based journalist and poet Mark O'Brien, The Sessions tells the story of a man confined to an iron lung who is determined - at age 38 - to lose his virginity. With the help of his therapists and the guidance of his priest, he sets out to make his dream a reality. -- (C) Fox Searchlight R Release Date The Sessions Oct 19, 2012 Limited
Actors For The Sessions
John Hawkes,Helen Hunt,William H. Macy,Moon Bloodgood,Annika Marks,Adam Arkin,Blake Lindsley,Jarrod Bailey,Robin Weigert,W. Earl Brown
Genres The Sessions : Drama
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All Critics Count For The Sessions : 154
All Critics Percentage For The Sessions : 94 %
Review For The Sessions
A very different kind of love story, breaking taboos lightly, with sensitivity and humor. Tom Charity-CNN.com Achieves its sunny disposition by pulling punches. Ian Buckwalter-The Atlantic A funny, tender and mostly unsentimentalized movie about physical and emotional triumph. Rafer Guzman-Newsday An absolute delight. Tom Long-Detroit News Forced to do all his acting with his face, Hawkes displays the kind of camera-arresting capability that has earned others Oscar nominations. James Berardinelli-ReelViews This is a crowd-pleaser of the finest sort. Colin Covert-Minneapolis Star Tribune For the most part, an authentically subversion take on fringe sexuality. Charlie Lyne-Ultra Culture The Sessions belongs completely to Hawkes, who disappears into the role of Mark O'Brien, delivering a stunning performance that illuminates what it means to be a whole person. Matthew Odam-Austin American-Statesman This is one of the best, and certainly one of the best-acted, films of the year. I can't think of another film that mixed compassion and carnality in such an eloquent way. Rob Thomas-Capital Times (Madison, WI) The laughs are always gentle, which is descriptive of the film as a whole, as it strives to reconnect cinematic sex with shared humanity. James Kendrick-Q Network Film Desk Vera is something of a missed opportunity here. Cynthia Fuchs-PopMatters A movie about sex that shows a whole lot of sex, but isn't sex-obsessed. The Sessions grabs you in the heart rather than the loins. Christopher Lloyd-Sarasota Herald-Tribune An inspiring tale that celebrates the human spirit, underscores the value of connections, and laughs at the beautifully embarrassing urges that make us what we are. Mike Scott-Times-Picayune Deeply moving. The Oscar-worthy (John) Hawkes invests his character with a sense of grace and humor that nullifies any potential pity. This is a great movie for adults and even for older adolescents. Fr. Chris Carpenter-Movie Dearest It is rare to watch a movie where sex is treated with maturity, religion is treated with respect and characters are so heart-warmingly written and portrayed. Matthew Pejkovic-Matt's Movie Reviews Raw, unrestrained and sympathetic without giving in to melodrama, 'The Sessions' is about a man facing a physical challenge who decides he wants to become intimate with a woman. Linda Cook-Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) An intelligent, funny, insightful film that offers a frank examination of sex. It's not prurient or titillating, just truthful. Mike McGranaghan-Aisle Seat A remarkable actor, John Hawkes, gives a remarkable performance as a remarkable character. Robert Roten-Laramie Movie Scope Surprisingly funny and touching. John Wirt-Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Presents the sensitive O'Brien as a brave, funny, unselfish and unlikely romantic-fantasy dream hero for disappointed, weary or jaded older female moviegoers. John Beifuss-Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) The uplifting struggle for living a life of dignity for paralyzed from the neck down polio victim Mark O'Brien. Dennis Schwartz-Ozus' World Movie Reviews The sex scenes are frank and explicit, but never cheap and exploitative. (Yes, they get naked. Grow up.) The nudity isn't airbrushed pin-up perfection, but raw and real - and all the more lovely and moving because of it. Sean Means-Salt Lake Tribune Taking the good with the bad, this isn't a terrible movie, though it is being rather overhyped. I found myself laughing a lot and enjoying the transformations the actors go through, but an unengaging story only serves to drag it down. Jeff Beck-Examiner.com A film, inspired by the life of the late poet-journalist Mark O'Brien, that celebrates the relationship between physical and emotional intimacy. Duane Dudek-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel