Review of According to Greta (2009) by Chinmai R — 30 Nov 2013

It isn't perfect, but even with Duff's mediocre acting and a few facile scenes, Greta is an insightful, saddening and deeply upsetting portrait of depression and its effects on the depressed and those around them.

I, for one, was quite upset and shell-like when (and even after) watching the film. It isn't pat like I expected it to be, and neither does it provide a strong resolution in favor of a single solution, both of which I appreciated very much.

One major gripe though- why does every film dealing with depression have to involve the death (or otherwise loss, but generally- death) of a family member? That's way too easy, not true of most people suffering from depression, and so hackneyed it angers me.