Anesthesia R

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DVD Details

  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 30 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Originally Released: 2015
  • Label: IFC Films

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User Ratings: 716
Rating: 2/4 -- A pile of incomprehensible existential gibberish by the vastly untalented actor-writer-director Tim Blake Nelson about the meaning of life in an age of technology, told in the tiresome style of multiple characters who intersect at odd angles ... Full Review
Observer
Jan 21, 2016
Rating: 2/4 -- A disappointing misfire... Full Review
Reel Film Reviews
Jun 29, 2018
There's a certain satisfaction that can be found in a looping, tangled cinematic narrative of interwoven lives in an anonymous urban environment -- the coincidences and conflicts that elucidate the proximity of city life. This is the idea behind Tim Blake Nelson's ANESTHESIA...
Los Angeles Times
Jan 15, 2016
The relationship between everyday life and technology harassment is tackled in a predictable, bland and even foolish way, despite its good actors. [Full review in Spanish] Full Review
Siete24.mx
Jan 24, 2017
Rating: 2.5/4 -- I want to recommend Nelson's film in spite of how misconceived it is simply because it asks interesting questions, albeit in some of the most banal ways imaginable. Full Review
RogerEbert.com
Jan 8, 2016
Rating: 2/4 -- Stewart stands out because her one big scene seems so passionate and genuine. It's the only moment when "Anesthesia" seems to be working. Full Review
Seattle Times
Jan 29, 2016
[T]he title implies numbness, but writer-director Tim Blake Nelson seems to want viewers to feel every last thing....The cast is strong...
Entertainment Weekly
Dec 30, 2015

Product Description:

This ensemble drama set in New York City begins with a philosophy professor (Sam Waterston) getting stabbed while he's trying to buy flowers for his wife (Glenn Close). Elsewhere, his daughter-in-law (Jessica Hecht) battles cancer, a student of his (Kristen Stewart) has self-harm issues, a junkie (K. Todd Freeman) is dragged to rehab by a childhood best friend (Michael K. Williams), and a suburban wife (Gretchen Mol) longs for the city. Written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson.

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  • Sales Rank: 52,457
  • UPC: 030306945392
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