Review of Dr. T & the Women (2000) by Bryan K — 12 Dec 2008

This film catches a lot of flack for being shallow and not delving into larger issues or even many of its characters, but that is a beneficial choice made by the script. Instead of being bogged down in social commentary, the film instead chooses to focus solely on the humanity of its story.

And by doing so, rather than offering a societal insight, we instead see Dr. T, by all definitions a complete success, the "lucky kind" of doctor, become completely unraveled by his inability to fully explain and understand the women, and thus his life, around him.

Even at the conclusion, when he seems to have found solace, its at the hands of the same medical practice that drove him so crazy in the first place. The cinematography makes very solid use of unbroken camera shots, though does seem to lose its restraint and consistency in the final 15 minutes.

This is excellent Altman work.