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About this movie

Genres:
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Language:
English
Running time:
1:26:15
Partner rating:
YELLOWS
Released:
Quality:
480 (DVD equivalent)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Ian Holm Dr. Morales
  2. Chris Eigman
  3. Stephanie March Julia
  4. Christopher Eigeman Jake
  5. Famke Janssen Allegra
  6. Harris Yulin Dr. Singer
  7. Blair Brown Miss Callucci
  8. Roger Rees Leighton
  9. Stephen Lang Coach Galgano
  10. Elizabeth Hubbard Claire
  11. Peter Hermann Steve
  12. Chris Eigerman

Directors

  1. Oren Rudavsky

Producers

  1. Oren Rudavsky
  2. Jonathan Shoemaker

Writers

  1. Daniel Saul Housman

The Treatment

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A man and a woman are faced with an unusual "fifth wheel" in their relationship -- his analyst -- in this offbeat independent comedy. Jake Singer (Chris Eigeman) is a schoolteacher working at a respected private school for boys. Jake recently parted ways with his longtime girlfriend and isn't especially happy about being single again. Jake begins seeing a psychiatrist, Dr. Morales (Ian Holm), whose advise often seems to cause more harm than go... A man and a woman are faced with an unusual "fifth wheel" in their relationship -- his analyst -- in this offbeat independent comedy. Jake Singer (Chris Eigeman) is a schoolteacher working at a respected private school for boys. Jake recently parted ways with his longtime girlfriend and isn't especially happy about being single again. Jake begins seeing a psychiatrist, Dr. Morales (Ian Holm), whose advise often seems to cause more harm than good. Jake meets Allegra (Famke Janssen), a woman whose adopted son attends his school; Allegra is still getting over the death of her husband, but Jake is strongly attracted to her and she seems to feel the same way. Morales is convinced Allegra is simply using Jake (there are questions about her ability to care for her son that may cause her to lose custody if she remains single), and he advises Jake that if he must go on dating her, he should seduce Allegra without becoming emotionally involved. This is more easily said than done, but as Jake and Allegra spend more time together, he begins seeing and hearing Morales at the most inopportune moments, with the doctor offering un-called-for tips on their relationship. The Treatment received the award for best "Made In New York" feature at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

68%Tomatometer score: 68% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader Chris Eigeman finally gets to show his range in this romantic comedy. Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times A smart, tender love story. Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune Janssen is an intense screen presence. Too often she's stuck playing humorless towering antagonists. Here, happily, she's allowed to be a real person. Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    Hank Sartin, Time Out Eigeman has been in training for this kind of thing for years, but the pleasant surprise is Janssen, who shows a gift for clever dialogue. This is light fare, but it's smart, enjoyable light fare. Full review External link
  5. Negative review
    Desson Thomson, Washington Post ...our emotional involvement remains superficial, and we never get that sense of uplift that Allen's better romantic city tales have given us. Full review External link
  6. Negative review
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker Who wants to behave well in bed? Full review External link
  7. Negative review
    Wesley Morris, Boston Globe The Treatment feels too much like an indulgence. Full review External link
  8. Positive review
    Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter The smart screenplay and the terrific performances more than compensate for the lack of freshness.
  9. Positive review
    Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly The filmmaking is rudimentary in The Treatment, Oren Rudavsky's adaptation of Daniel Menaker's novel, but the feeling for the patient-and-shrink dynamic is authentic. And Holm makes a colorful Freudian who may be more fantasy than real. Full review External link
  10. Negative review
    Kyle Smith, New York Post The Treatment, a wan effort at Annie Hall-style comedy, has about as much Manhattan sophistication as a gas station in Chippewa Falls, Wis. Full review External link

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