Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

PixieMkd I just saw this movie...well, I was only five when it came out, so better later than never...and I'm glad I did. Personally I need to say that I'm very interested in these types of movies and the whole Sylvia Plath story line, and no, I haven't suffered from depression, but I'm really interested. That said, being as I don't know how it is I need to say that this movie is a great piece of work (I just found out that is based on a book)because of two things: first, it informs people who aren't familiar with the issue of depression, because a lot of people don't understand it...they want to fix people and are just frustrated that depressed people ''don't know what bothers them.'' Ricci's portrayal was in my opinion extraordinary..I think as I watched I just felt her pain and there were moments when I wanted to scream with her, to feel uncomfortable in my own skin. She was aware what kind of person she is, but she just couldn't do anything about it, also I liked how it showed how she influenced other people around her, especially her mother, who was in a way slightly responsible for her problem, no more then her father of course, but she still was there for her. And second, I think that it is a great movie for people struggling with depression, because it kind of shows them that they are not alone, and things get better. What I mean to say is that this movie isn't everyone's cup of tea, and it is brutally honest, it is not about a bit*y girl who hates everyone, there's a deeper meaning to it, so if you are not ready for 90 minutes of the hard truth about depression, you should skip it. Me, I don't regret my 90 minutes spent on watching it.

Donald Buehler How can they go wrong with two of my favorite actresses? Christina Ricci and Jessica Lange (check her out in Asylum: American Horror Story - she is brilliant). Ricci is Lizzie, a very talented, confused, screwed up, depressed, schizo, druggie, alcoholic: (she has some serious problems) - all seemingly the result of an absent, slacker Father and a meddling Mother. The thing that comes across very dramatically is that everyone (except her friend played by Michelle Williams) is only concerned with themselves. Her Mother throws her a birthday party - that really is meant to impress her (Lange's) Mother. Lizzie sees this & shocks them all with language, attitude, and anger. Her Father is just concerned with his (lack of a) career - his finances, etc.Poor Lizzie is a ping pong ball which just gets batted around as the key people in her life search for their own meaning. No wonder she is so screwed up.Highlights of this film were when Rafe tells Lizzie why he sticks with her - because she feels everything down to her very being - (not like the air headed twits that were at Harvard - should have been a great cameo for Gwyneth Paltrow).Another highlight - when Lizzie and her Mom are struggling to understand each other (after the disastrous birthday party) and all the pain, disappointment and resentments just spill out. These ladies are really good. Jessica Lange has come a long way from the clutches of King Kong!FInal highlight - showing Lizzie struggling with writer's block. I am fascinated by the creative process (I'm sure you can tell I do not have it in abundance as you read my reviews) and when the creativity dries up - seeing how the person copes is fascinating. Best example of this is Salieri trying to stay up with Mozart at the end of Amadeus - you have to check it out.THis movie has been around, but if you have not seen it, you should. Lots a bad language, sex, drugs, etc. so wait until your children are at least twelve before letting them see it (JUST KIDDING!!!) DonB

meinong This is a difficult film to watch.Hats off to Ms. Ricci for her performance and to Jessica Lange.Perhaps because the film concentrates on her first year of College at Harvard the viewer has a difficult time sympathizing with main character - as we are only given a character far too full of herself and far too sure that the entire world is composed only of supporting actors to her Oscar, Emmy and Tony award winning life and desperate to only say brilliant lines all the time.It would have helped if the film had made us feel how manic/depression can be relentless in driving the person to do or not do what any sane person would do without question - before Ms. Ricci character savages those around her and her life.I could not decide if Ms. Ricci's character was in need of immediate good therapy or good therapeutic drugs or a Good Slap or a positive combination of all three. I have to admit a Good Slap and a Summer spent doing good hard farm work - which exhausts the body and thus rests the mind - might have done her the best good.

Tim Kidner It seems that the only viable way of buying this DVD as a region 2, is via this Dutch release. It seems to load automatically without a menu and so switching off the standard Dutch subtitles requires logistics and (in my case) an advanced DVD model with a 'subtitle' button, which even then, is not the end to the solution. The DVD synopsis is all in Dutch, too, so you'll need an online site such as IMDb to find out more.That point over - the film: I'd only heard of this - and not via the book. I wanted to see it as I've always admired Christine Ricci and maybe I hoped it would be a contentious and gripping - and possibly turgid - look into the underworld of over prescribing of the world's most famous (& infamous) but far from unique (there ARE other antidepressants available) mental health medication. I was also rather keen to see exactly why this movie is not mainstream, why it's not on sale at my local HMV and only gettable as a specialist online import.I was hoping - that it wasn't going to be a cliché-ridden sob story that said nothing about either the condition, the drug or the character that Ricci plays. Unfortunately, many well-intentioned movies covering this sort of subject do but I thought I ought to give it a try.Starting out with Elizabeth's (Ricci) mother, Jessica Lange, getting her daughter prepared for Harvard, where of course, Elizabeth is thrown into the usual round of new friends - and losing her virginity, to dishy Jonathan Rhys Meyer, then Jewish boyfriend Jason Biggs and flashbacks to an absent father. You can see the picture evolving, how the potential problems bubble up and manifest themselves, onto involvement with psychiatrist, Anne Heche. So yes, Prozac Nation is quietly predictable in this respect. There is no need to say more about the plot - you either want to watch it at this point, or not.I did - and do. Norwegian director Erik Skjoldbjaerg does a fair job, with interesting visual and sound effects to subtly amplify the psychological issues. The opening titles are particularly well done. Ricci herself is very good as are all the main players whilst the dialogue is quite course at times, but believable.So, Prozac Nation is no trailblazer and might well deserve its specialist status but Ricci extends that beyond the obvious market and is worth seeing. Recommended, with some reservations.