Rotten
This intelligent movie becomes a gentle reproof of prejudice and ignorance, and I wish I could find some excitement in it.
David Denby, New Yorker
Overview
At the end of WWII, Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot who fought in France, suffers from unexplainable symptoms and is admitted to a military hospital. When doctors suspect schizophrenia, an eccentric psychoanalyst takes up the case and starts a conversation with the veteran.
Director and cast
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52%
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Rotten
Honestly, it's hard to see why "Jimmy P." was ever made.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
Avoiding the usual therapy-drama story beats, Desplechin has made a densely satisfying drama about Freud, racism, and sympathy in its largest sense.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Rotten
A fascinating cross-cultural experiment that eventually runs itself into the ground.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh
[A] ruminative, gentle and absorbing new film.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
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