Prozac Nation (2003)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:6
Rotten:16
Average Rating:4.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Based on the bestselling memoir by Elizabeth Wurtzel, PROZAC NATION tells the true story of Wurtzel's own difficulties with severe depression during her first year at college. Liz (Christina Ricci)... [More]
Starring: Christina Ricci, Jason Biggs, Anne Heche, Michelle Williams
Director: Erik Skjoldbjaerg
Reviews for Prozac Nation
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 4/5 |
Ricci commits fully, driven to bring Wurtzel's demons to life. Full Review |
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There's really no reservoir of sympathy deep enough to support a whiny, navel-gazing Harvard student who turns her depression into a show-stopping spectacle. Full Review |
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The self-centered brat at the center of Prozac Nation spends most of her time making life miserable for everyone around her, but there's little reason the public should have to pay for the same privilege. Full Review |
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3/4 |
The film avoids disease-of-the-week sentimentality with Ricci's calm, reasoning voice-over juxtaposing her erratic behavior; she realizes what she's doing but just can't stop. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
Outside of Ricci, everything’s been sucked out to a bland finish. Full Review |
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2/5 |
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2.5/5 |
it seems that Elizabeth’s problem isn’t that she’s clinically depressed. It’s because she’s a first class a-hole. (That’s a scientific term) Full Review |
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2/5 |
Poor Ricci, stuck in the role of the egotistical unlikeable young woman, tries her hardest to appear miserable. Full Review |
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4/10 |
Prozac Nation moves along at the speed of a Norwegian glacier, yet it provides the observer with nowhere near the pleasure. Full Review |
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well-made, but almost relentlessly downbeat portrait of self-destruction -- it makes Winona Ryder's similar 'Girl, Interrupted' look like 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm' Full Review |
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2/5 |
despite low expectations, you press on, hoping for something interesting to happen Full Review |
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D+ |
Ninety-eight minutes of this movie and you may find yourself reaching for Prozac or the antidepressant of your choice. A cheap shot, to be sure, but the movie earns it. Full Review |
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1/4 |
Truly depressing, a dark, mean and screechy film that still looks half-finished after years on the shelf. Full Review |
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2/4 |
Ricci, a largely inconsistent and limited actress, is splendid when the atomic bomb inside her character’s head goes off. Full Review |
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F |
Much like I imagine spending time with Wurtzel herself, Prozac Nation is a laborious, annoying, and wholeheartedly repulsive experience. Full Review |
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2/4 |
She's irritating, brash, self-centered and ultimately lovable in this '80s angst film, which may not play well with today's audiences who would be rather dismissive to such a me-generation attitude. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Ancorado pelas ótimas atuações de Ricci e Lange, o filme traça um retrato fiel da depressão – e aqueles que passaram (ou passam) por esta experiência certamente o aplaudirão.
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2/4 |
Offers little insight into mental illness or its treatment, and it offers even less drama. Full Review |
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3/4 |
In portraying Elizabeth Wurtzel, Ricci displays range, depth, and courage. Full Review |
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2/10 |
This bafflingly awful film is as likable as a sharp blow to the base of the skull, which I would recommend before even thinking of paying to see Nation. Full Review |
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