A Dangerous Method look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.
Directed by David Cronenberg, the movie stars Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender and Keira Knightley, and features some slightly risqué sex scenes.
Presenter Grant Lauchlan started off, and he said that he thought it was “a provocative slice of period fiction”.
He was joined for the reviews by BBC presenter Janice Forsyth and Scottish scriptwriter Sergio Casci.
Janice joked: “I’m feeling slightly dodgy as the sole woman between the two men, thinking about the subject matter of the film.”
Grant continued: “It’s not perfect, but I thought it was an interesting watch.”
Janice explained: “I have to say I was disappointed. I expected more from this director David Cronenberg.
“I just found it a series of talking heads being quite dull, and that’s despite the obvious charms of Michael Fassbender who usually lights up the screen for me.”
Sergio said: “I agree with you. There’s nothing more fun in life than when you wake up in the morning after a great dream the night before and you sit down to tell somebody all about it – it’s the best thing. And there’s nothing quite as dull as being on the receiving end.
“To me this was like two hours of having someone tell me about their dream.”
So what would they give the movie out of five? Grant plumped for three, Janice gave it “deux points” – that’s two for any non-French speakers – while Sergio gave it two and a half because he was feeling “generous”.
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