Review of The Sessions (2012) by Frank N — 09 Feb 2013

Critics' consensus about summarizes it :).

This review of The Sessions (2012) was written by Frank N on 09 Feb 2013.

The Sessions has generally received very positive reviews.

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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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By Christopher B (2,528) on 31 May 2016

A poignant optimistic tale of unusual tenderness, based on the life and journalism of the late poet Mark O'Brien and his autobiographical 1990…

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By Luca B (189) on 28 Dec 2014

It's hard not to cry, not to feel, not to love after watching this amazing movie…

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By Oniku N (78) on 04 Jul 2015

A pretty accurate description of how women fall for someone out of pity, and how a man feels entitled to sexual intercourse even when he can't…

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By Larushka Ivan-Zadeh (441) for Metro (UK) (700) on 31 Aug 2017

The Sessions could easily have slipped into schmaltz, but it's an unexpectedly funny delight, thanks in part to sterling work from Helen Hunt…

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By Matt R (1,999) on 25 Aug 2014

I respect a film that handles such taboo topics with the utmost sincerity, but the drama running through it is less than engrossing…

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By Jillian L (290) on 03 Sep 2014

What was interesting and really refreshing about this movie was how grown up it was. And I mean that seriously…

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By Andrew J (1,127) on 14 Oct 2018

One of those standard Hollywood movies where someone has a horrendous illness but actually it seems like the most fun in the world, because…

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By Carpet C (21) on 27 Feb 2015

More of a chick-flick than a man-movie. My other half liked this, but to me it was pretty one dimensional…

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By Linda B (399) on 13 Sep 2015

Based on the true story of Mark O'Brien, this is a well made funny and at times, very poignant film - about sex and disability…

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