Review of The Sessions (2012) by Christopher H — 26 Jul 2013

Sweet and intelligently juggled. Film about sex and disability that is not about it at all.

This review of The Sessions (2012) was written by Christopher H on 26 Jul 2013.

The Sessions has generally received positive reviews.

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Ewwwwww Helen hunt boobs eewwwwww not a bad movie and actually kind of charming given the circumstances but ewwwwwww Helen hunt ewwwwww…

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By Phil R (184) on 07 Jul 2015

Very good, I could almost see this being an intro to sex for kids. Very interesting movie…

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