Review of A Dangerous Method (2011) by Sherry L — 03 Jun 2012

I was a bit let down by this.

Was expecting that it would show much more the ideas and apprehensions that was reflected by society during it's time. But the only thing we get here is the personal relationships of Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender), to his wife (Sarah Gadon), mistress (Keira Knightley) and Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen). It might sound interesting, but for some reason it wasn't. I think the portrayal of Carl Jung is rather meager, and it fails to hold my interest or read anymore more about his theories after having finishing the movies, which I see as a failure as well.

Ok, it may appear like I dislike Keira Knightley (which I don't really) but I must say that her "hysteric" outbursts are close to laughable. I think she should have studied a bit more, how a real panic attack looks like.

I know that many of you who read this may like David Cronenberg a lot. He's never been any hero in my household to be honest, though there are a couple movies by him that I like.

Overall, I endured this movie for some reason. Could be because I can sometimes be easily charmed if they've managed to create the "right atmosphere", to make a very authentic impression when the story is supposed to be set during the turn of the century.

So, this movie didn't do much for me, it could just as well be a drama with any random people.