A Dangerous Method

  • 2012


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Average Rating 3.5/5
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3.2
Knightleys unrestrained performanceoften easier to admire for its daring than its effectivenesscontrasts with Fassbender and Mortensens take on their .. Av Club
4.4
Using a dialogue heavy approach thats unusual for Cronenberg, his film is skilled at the way it weaves theory with the inner lives of its characters. Rogerebert
3.0
However, the excellent performances count for a great deal, and the conversations are exceedingly intelligent, offering up provocative arguments on se .. Common Sense Media
4.5
David Cronenbergs career long fascination with matters of the mind manifests itself in compelling but determinedly non mind bending fashion. Variety
3.0
Ultimately, A Dangerous Method is just too safe for its own title. We Got This Covered
3.0
Knightley gives a fair performance but lumbers herself with a distracting accent, and her gurning in the early scenes may be too much for some to bear .. Time Out
4.5
Had it had a more complex argument on its mind than just power corrupts, it could have been more than a solid, slick entertainment.
3.8
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
3.8
Perhaps Cronenbergs most transgressive movie yet, one in which ideas rather than their fetishistic signifiers possess more energy and verve than the m ..
4.5
Along with Knightleys excellent work as a character with a very long emotional arc indeed, Fassbender brilliantly conveys Jungs intelligence, urge to .. The Hollywood Reporter
3.5
Its a period piece about the origins of psychoanalysis and the sexual confusions of its progenitors that is eloquent and handsomely made, if never qui ..
5.0
For Cronenberg fans who didnt desert him after he stopped blowing up heads and started exploring them, its yet another intensely calibrated portrait o .. E Film Critic
3.0
Cronenberg dissects the early days of psychoanalysis here in a precisely plotted, superficially genteel costume drama, but one in which eruptions of k .. Telegraph
3.5
Its fascinating to see the exceptionally charismatic Fassbender squeeze himself into the role of the aristocratic, restrained Jung, and its just as en ..
2.5
Mortensen is persuasive as Freud, portraying him as a self controlled voyeur, a brilliant cult leader looking for sycophants, and such a cigar smoker .. San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
It never really gets under the skin in the way Cronenberg does at his best.
3.0
The only truly dangerous element here belongs to Keira Knightley, who dares to offer the most off putting performance of the year. Ny Daily News
4.0
With phenomenal performances from Knightley, Fassbender and Mortensen, and a rich and complex script, there is a depth and power to this terrific feat .. JoBlo
5.0
A Dangerous Method is a suave chamber piece: a series of glimpses of two 20th century intellectual titans, in friendship and separation, and the story .. The Globe And Mail
3.8
This is a freaky thing to behold: Knightleys wildly physical rendering of a mentally unbalanced soul. Philly
4.0
A cerebral trip with Jung and Freud, sex and cigars, the talking cure and adventures beyond. Spirituality And Practice
4.2
Mirrors its title in being like all of Cronenbergs work superbly methodical, but also captures the dangerous undercurrents implicit in the understandi .. One Guys Opinion
1.5
As cataclysmic as it is, this historically scrupulous science fiction romance concerning the discovery of the unconscious mind might have been titled .. Village Voice
3.8
And while the film has the usual emotional distance that is a Cronenberg hallmark, hes still able to push boundaries and make this a thoroughly though .. Rogers Movie Nation
4.5
Its eye for detail makes things so real and worthy of a work of scholarship. Sover
3.8
A Dangerous Method provides viewers with an affecting melodrama that is more honestly based on a true story than many similar tales while simultaneous .. ReelViews
3.5
Never quite the psychosexual barnburner that typically emerges from Cronenbergs vast appetite for disease, but it remains something unnerving, getting .. Blu Ray
3.8
An intelligent historical speculation that captures the spirit and potential destruction of discovery. Mark Reviews Movies
4.2
Even when wading most deeply into contortions of human flesh, Cronenberg considers the psychological aspects and so A Dangerous Method continues his t ..
1.3
...a cold, hopelessly uninteresting endeavor that marks an obvious low point within Cronenbergs uneven filmography. Reel Film Reviews
3.5
The film is understandably talky, but there was enough passion and drama in it to hold my attention. It is a good primer on psychoanalysis. Lariat
4.0
The birth of psychoanalysis might seem to be a dry subject for a 21st century movie, but director David Cronenberg and writer Christopher Hampton ... .. News Review
3.0
At its core, theres a provocative story lurking here about the delicate and fragile dividing lines between mind, body and soul. Radio Times
4.0
Cronenbergs achievement is to have made an action movie with ideas. Independent
4.4
The actors give it their all, especially Knightley, whose jaw jutting, heavily accented and unfairly criticized portrayal gives this erotic mind bende .. Rolling Stone
3.5
Yes, theres rather a lot of talky dialog, both face to face discussions and detailed correspondence. Shadows On The Wall
1.5
Read it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/19/business/media/19new.html The episode confirms a brutal reality in Hollywood: never show your weakness .. The Wrap
3.0
Sharply written and superbly directed, this is an engaging and thought provoking drama with terrific performances from all three leads, though it runs .. View London
2.5
Enter Ms. Spielrein, another archetype: highly intelligent, attractively damaged. News Day
3.2
Knightleys performance calms down eventually, and a good thing, too. If she maintained that early pace, she would have burned up the couch and herself .. Cs Monitor
3.8
A Dangerous Method presents a vivid portrait of pre World War I Europe thats at a considerable remove from the types of madness usually seen in Cronen .. New York Post
4.5
Restraint is generally not a word used to describe David Cronenbergs films, but it is the guiding factor behind A Dangerous Method. Film Journal International ..
4.0
This weeks new movie releases But such a movie directed by David Cronenberg A master of almost operatic violence (Eastern Promises, A History of Viole .. Az Central
4.4
The materials much stronger, and Cronenberg isnt at all uncomfortable with Fassbenders sexuality. Boston
4.5
A Dangerous Method isnt likely to entirely appeal to Cronenbergs core audience (whatever that is at this point), but it is a richly rewardingand somet .. Mountain X
4.5
Still, the clinical style doesnt play to the directors strengths. Npr
3.5
This psycho sexual melodrama is a mixed bag, well acted (Oscar caliber turns by Fassbender and Mortensen) and elegantly shot, but too theatrical and n .. Emanuellevy
4.0
But it doesnt take him long to diagnose sexual suppression in Sabinas case, stemming from childhood beatings that have caused masochistic desires in a .. Guardian
2.0
What the spanking cant do, unfortunately, is knock some life into this heartfelt, well acted but curiously underwhelming slab of Masterpiece Theatre. Guardian
3.8
a mostly fascinating character study and depiction of the compelling power of ideas Q Network
4.5
Its a handsome and stimulating film, noteworthy more for its terrific acting and provocative ideas than for any kind of dark Cronenbergundian genius. Salon
4.5
But A Dangerous Method doesnt feel like a wimp out or a sell out at all. Slate
4.5
It doesnt quite manage it clearly enough, and this weakens the films impact.
3.5
Low key and curiously cerebral, perhaps too underwhelming to attract much of an audience Susang Ranger
3.5
Anybody can rip off the corset. Shred it and turn it into a new article of clothing entirely Thats how you take it to the next level. Movies
4.0
This is a great entry into the Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction genre. Movies
4.4
A satisfying drama of historical speculation, substantially researched and shrewdly dramatized... Chicago Tribune
4.5
Mortensen doesnt have quite as much screen time as the other two, but when hes onscreen he makes a sturdy impression (always with a cigar), and this m .. Bullz-Eye
4.5
It takes some getting used to, as we dont often see films that are so dependent on dialogue to express relationships. But if you avoid it because you .. Blogs Indie Wire
4.0
The talky emphasis may alienate, but Cronenbergs psychoanalysis session offers wry writing, elegant direction and fine leads. Total Film
3.1
Theres some obvious transference going on, to adopt a favored Freudian term, but it just doesnt resonate. ( The Atlantic
3.5
Mortensen gives a remarkably pleasing performance as Freud, and Fassbender is a satisfying Jung. Tony Medley
4.5
The filmmaker masterfully controls the soundscape to underpin shifts of physical, emotional, and intellectual import. Coles Mithey
3.8
In many ways, this film can almost be construed as the directors most insidious and disturbing drama yet, the carcasses left strewn upon the ideologic .. Movie Freak
2.8
The true story is extraordinary; the film is not, although the actors are all fine. Detroit News
4.0
A Dangerous Method probably wont tell you anything useful about Jung or Freud or how their relationship fell apart. What it will provide are sterling ..
3.8
Gets away from what weve come to expect from the filmmaker who started out by making some of the most disturbing genre films.
3.1
Most of this talky film just feels like a debate between two experts, trying to answer a question few of us had asked. When the real question is, Wher .. Nj
2.2
To say A Dangerous Method is a David Cronenberg misfire is an understatement but not the end of the world. I applaud him for trying something new even .. Film School Rejects
4.0
Restraint is not something weve come to expect from David Cronenberg. Yet here, the Canadian sticks with his more measured tone of late. The Age
3.0
Given time to immerse itself in your subconscious, A Dangerous Method will no doubt linger with you like an uncomfortable presence in the recesses of .. Cine Vue
3.1
And as hes the star of the film, despite Knightleys top billing, this doesnt do the movie any favors. Three Movie Buffs
3.8
A Dangerous Method, adapted by Christopher Hampton from his stage play The Talking Cure, doesnt make Freud the central character. Tamp A Bay
4.0
Both Michael Fassbender and Viggo Mortensen are impressive, but the film belongs to Keira Knightley, who gives a quite astonishing performance, one mo .. Abc
3.0
Ultimately, theres no danger of being deeply moved by this film its just a tantalising glimpse of part of what makes us human. Digital Spy
4.0
But what makes it such a compelling film isnt its accuracy, but its measure of the human toll exacted on those who are the first to venture into a new .. Stl Today
3.8
Like psychoanalysis, A Dangerous Method takes its time as it circles an opening to unexplored depths. Stl Today
4.5
They make A Dangerous Method a refreshingly smart film that actually lives up to the label psychological drama. Cleve Land
1.9
Director David Cronenberg has done nothing to vividly bring this story to life. He sets his actors adrift and hopes for the best. The best never comes .. Dustin Put Man
4.4
And, to be completely honest, thats a minor problem despite its rather sensational material, A Dangerous Method feels a bit static, particularly in it .. Ar Kansas Online
1.5
The film snails along as a high minded discourse that doesnt know when to shut up. Hollywood And Fine
2.0
In truth, Mortensen has a far more intimate and palpably emotional relationship with Freuds omnipresent cigar than he does with Fassbinders Jung Killer Movie Reviews
4.0
While the moments of psycho sexual interplay allows Cronenberg to indulge in his obsession with the kinky, the Canadian auteur shows a surprising rest .. Matts Movie Reviews
4.0
Knightleys performance is effective precisely because it is so unpredictable and alienating; she single handedly turns the movie as a whole into a der .. Antagony & Ecstasy
3.1
Movie title A Dangerous Method Release year 2011 MPAA Rating R Our rating Summary A David Cronenberg movie about Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung isnt near .. Big Picture Big Sound
4.4
On a certain twisted level, A Dangerous Method feels like the perfect companion film for Michael Fassbenders cinematic year.
4.5
Advertisement But as we watch in a series of artfully staged conversations, Freud slowly realizes that Jung doesnt understand the stakes. Io9 Gizmodo
3.1
A Dangerous Method makes a similar journey from lunacy to intense and compelling and is surprisingly entertaining as it does. Js Online
3.5
Easily the masterful directors most straightforward work in some time (possibly ever), this is a worthwhile piece that nonetheless disappoints in the .. Hollywood Chicago
3.0
It is Knightley who walks away with the film, delivering her best work since Never Let Me Go as a live wire hysteric... Sky
3.0
Naturally, it isnt too long before Jungs misdeeds come to impinge on his work. What Culture
3.1
is remarkably restrained, sometimes to a fault. In fact, there are no obvious visual Cronenberg flourishes, and maybe some surrealistic touches might .. Scene Stealers
4.5
In one scene, Freud turns to Jung and says, do you realise weve been talking for 13 hours. He could just as easily be referring to the film itself. The Ooh Tray
4.5
We can feel director Cronenberg getting a little impatient in the lead up to Sabrina and Jungs dalliance this is what hes most interested in, and fran .. Dvd Talk
3.5
An oddity, but a very watchable oddity, this makes for essential viewing for Cronenberg enthusiasts and surprising viewing for those expecting a conve .. Film 4
3.0
While offers up the kind of creepy, carnal delights we usually enjoy in a Cronenberg flick, I found myself more intrigued by the matters of the mind t .. Streaming Quickflix
3.1
For all its strengths, A Dangerous Method never becomes much more than a pleasant watch, with its studied formalism preventing viewers from ever truly .. Clclt
1.5
Trouble is, Freud and Jungs meeting of the minds is never quite as compelling as the collision of the two bodies back in Zurich. East Bay Express
2.5
There are some plays that are meant to remain on the stage. This is one of them.
1.5
A Dangerous Method is perhaps Cronenbergs only film that doesnt have danger. Tony Mack
4.5
It makes for an absorbing drama and leaves the mustiness of cigars in the theatre. New Republic
1.8
Finds Cronenberg working in startlingly generic period piece mode, without a hint of the dread and weird fascination that usually permeates even his w .. Film Blather
1.5
Knightley makes a lovely lover for Carl. If Sabina is a vampire, then shes Edward Cullen, the creature who knows too much, to his Bella Swan, naive bu .. Entertainment Time
3.0
Worthy performances. Yes. But its just not enough. My analysis Drs. Freud and Jung: your patients and students just wont care. Tri City Herald
4.4
ineffable moments of beauty and emotion, some drawing on Cronenbergs previous themes and images, and all partaking of the chaos of the human soul, whi .. Boston Phoenix
4.0
If the movie falls just shy of our highest mark, this is because Cronenberg is tamping down on his usually naturalistic performances everything feels .. New York Time Out
3.8
But, all in all, the movie is quite good and deserves more than one viewing just to keep up with the enthralling consecutive dialogues and often profo .. Reel Talk Online
3.8
More likely, most audiences will come away having had the good time that comes from a piece that is erudite, truthful and dark and funny because of al .. Assignment X
3.2
Knightley, who attempts a Russian accent, overdoes it here and there isnt a moment on the screen where she doesnt appear to be acting. Spectrum Culture
3.0
More a romance and study of power than a history of psychoanalysis, the film manages to be reasonably entertaining and very well acted, though psychol .. Cairo 360
3.0
Fassbender provides a solid tortured performance alongside stand out support from Mortensen; unfortunately the film hinges on the Sabina character tha .. Graffiti With Punctuation
2.0
Cronenberg delivers a cold, clinical and at times stagebound film in A Dangerous Method, but its one that will nevertheless keep you thinking about it .. Movies Ign
2.0
As a glimpse into the life of Jung, it fails because hes such a dick I feel like I wasted my time glimpsing it. Need Coffee
1.3
Like every director, Cronenberg has made boring movies before (M. Butterfly, Naked Lunch), but hes never made one this crushingly dull and anonymous. Miami
4.3
A superficially restrained film about overflowing passions, A Dangerous Method is an intense as costume drama as any. Movie Martyr
3.2
David Cronenberg goes Merchant Ivory. Or maybe its Last Tango in Switzerland ... As an examination of psyche and desire, A Dangerous Method is smart a .. Metro Times
4.0
The charisma of the actors . . . helps communicate escalating tensions in changing relationships . . . in the hothouse of the freeing force of the unc .. Film Forward
4.5
The contrast between the characters... is very rich, both in the dialogues and in the attitudes.
4.5
A Dangerous Method is a deeply political cautionary tale from a staunch atheist about the price of conformity and repression. Critics Notebook
1.5
I wonder why or how this particular collaboration came about. Sometimes, you just have to know when to shut up. Or back out. Saportare Port
5.0
The harder you look at it, the wilder, and more disturbing, and more moving, it becomes. MSN Movies
4.0
Probably the most fun youll ever have watching a movie about Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud duking it out and nurturing a deep rooted but fragile friends .. Movie Line
4.5
The film mixes genres so unobtrusively that its barely noticeable. Cinema Scope
4.0
While very much a dialogue heavy historical film, all the recognisable elements of Cronenbergs preoccupations can be found in A Dangerous Method. Cinema Autopsy
3.0
Cronenberg plays the material straight down the line, employing renowned playwright, Christopher Hampton, and relying on the experienced trio of lead .. Patrick Nabarro
3.5
IF youre up for some solid intellectual stimulation and dont mind having to work hard for it, this one will really give you something to discuss with .. The Mercury
2.0
Its strongly recommended you avoid the film if youre not a fan of the actress who should never be spoken of again. The Popcorn Junkie
3.5
That its a Cronenberg film means that its precise, smart, crisp, intelligent and daring: you know, good . Blog Oregonlive
2.3
A Dangerous Method simply feels rushed and incomplete, a CliffsNotes version of events where a novel was required. D Cist
2.8
Scenes built on line after line of historically accurate but awkward, overly mannered dialogue distract and eventually grate. Deep Focus
4.0
A kinky undercurrent of sadomasochism certainly doesnt hurt in preventing the film from slipping into the stodgy bio pic abyss. New York Metro Mix
1.5
Theres way too little danger and too much method in the cushy, tasteful, icy cool A Dangerous Method. Play Boy
5.0
The doctors become heralds of a savage century in which unconscious urges find such destructive expression that even kids whove barely heard of Freud .. Commercial Appeal (Memphis ..
4.5
Cronenberg doesnt go in for any exploding heads this time, but the surging emotions and heady ideas on display in his adaptation of Christopher Hampto .. Movie Talk
1.5
The film shocks with its sheer stateliness, its almost quiet abstraction of tumultuous melodrama. Mubi
3.1
The clinical view doesnt undo Method, which likely will be remembered for its acting performances by awards voters. Rss Feeds Usa Today
2.5
The repressed passion of the main character is all too representative of this repressed movie. Ohio
3.8
It is (Keira) Knightley who is the firebrand that grabs you and compels you to watch. Even during the times she is off the screen, she is in your head .. Jc Online
3.8
But Freud isnt involved with a woman like Sabina, who might convince any man to abandon all rationality.
3.5
Here is a director talking about a subject hes covered many times before in a totally new way. Ifc
2.3
Originally called The Talking Cure, that title was a misnomer ... and better suited to the sequel that might hopefully remedy this verbose exercise.
4.5
Knightley brilliantly conveys the illness and vulnerability of Spielrein. Easy Reader News
4.5
Others, though, may simply dismiss it as high brow erotica with a brainy bent. Ticket Sarasota
2.5
Its little more than repetitious conversation conversation that uncovers little new or titillating on the topics of sex, madness or the process of psy .. Moviedex
3.0
Although the performances are exquisite, they still require undivided attention to grasp the concepts and stop the interest from waning. Real.com
3.0
All in all, this film is impressive: the attention to detail in the costuming is wonderful, the lighting is brilliant, and the cinematography is gorge .. MovieFIX
3.6
A Dangerous Method will feel like Cronenberg in a corset. The director sticks so close to the documented facts that there is little room to breathe, m .. AskMen.com
3.0
Its Knightley that one remembers, for a full on portrayal that is gutsy and potentially divisive in equal parts.
4.5
For her part, the vastly underrated, intelligent Knightley brings this uncommon womans brilliance and spirit beautifully alive. Burnaway.org
1.5
It unfolds as a loquacious essay on the origins of psychoanalysis enlivened by some wry repartee from Viggo Mortensen, who steals every scene as Sigmu .. Ma Cleans
3.8
On some level, A Dangerous Method is Cronenbergs first out and out comedy... Film Freak Central Tiff Bl ..
5.0
Drive is an unironic throwback to the slick cinematic style of the early 80s ala Michael Mann. Stacilay Newilson Blog Spo ..



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