The Sessions
Directed by Ben Lewin
Starring John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy
Rating: B
I'm still not sure how I feel about this movie. It was deeper than I anticipated and there were many relationships that were examined throughout the course of the movie. We grow to know and like the main character and cheer for him on his quest for sexual gratification. I'm not ruining anything by divulging that he dies at the end, after all the movie is based on a true story. He is eulogized as a man who knew love and was loved. He lived a full life. I am uncomfortable with the sex therapist. The viewer is supposed to feel sorry for her and feel closer to her as she falls for her patient. However, I found it hard to develop that connection to a character who is cheating on her husband for work. I do believe, as she explains, there is a difference between her job and that of a prostitute, but since she is married I do not find her work noble in any way. She tells her husband that she does not develop an emotional connection but she does, at least in this case.
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