{"id":3430,"date":"2016-06-18T10:03:50","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T14:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=3430"},"modified":"2024-04-06T16:38:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T20:38:27","slug":"the-sessions-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=3430","title":{"rendered":"The Sessions-2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Sessions-2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Ben Lewin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring John Hawkes, Helen Hunt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #413<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/70209251.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3431\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/70209251-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70209251\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/70209251-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/70209251.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed June 18, 2016<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Sessions (2012) is a cute, sentimental type film that is pleasant but not much more.<\/p>\n<p>I found the film to be a bit safe, although Helen Hunt&#8217;s full-frontal nude scenes are surprising to me and quite brave of the actress. I&#8217;ve never been much of a Helen Hunt fan and I have always found her to be overrated, but her performance is very good.<\/p>\n<p>I felt, for the subject matter, the film is too sentimental and too Hollywood, though I do admit to enjoying it.<\/p>\n<p>It might have been grittier and the characters explored a bit more though.<\/p>\n<p>I did not enjoy William Macy&#8217;s silly priest character. His character seems rather unnecessary to the rest of the film and has no real point except being the unnecessary moral compass.<\/p>\n<p>The dynamic between John Hawkes and Helen Hunt&#8217;s characters is the best part, otherwise, The Sessions (2012) is a mediocre offering.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oscar Nominations:<\/strong> Best Supporting Actress-Helen Hunt<\/p>\n<p><strong>Independent Spirit Award Nominations:<\/strong> <strong>2 wins<\/strong>-Best Male Lead-John Hawkes <strong>(won)<\/strong>, Best Supporting Female- Helen Hunt <strong>(won)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sessions-2012 Director Ben Lewin Starring John Hawkes, Helen Hunt Scott&#8217;s Review #413 Reviewed June 18, 2016 Grade: B- The Sessions (2012) is a cute, sentimental type film that is pleasant but not much more. 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