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- 2021
- R
- Stage 6 Films
- 1 h 45 m
- 2021
- R
- Stage 6 Films
- 1 h 45 m
Summary Julie Davis writes bestselling children's books about unlocking your fears, but has yet to unlock her own. When her daughter is born, that trauma is brought to the fore, and with it, a crushing battle to survive.
Directed By: Amy Koppelman
- 2021
- R
- Stage 6 Films
- 1 h 45 m
- 2021
- R
- Stage 6 Films
- 1 h 45 m
A Mouthful of Air
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6.8
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Summary Julie Davis writes bestselling children's books about unlocking your fears, but has yet to unlock her own. When her daughter is born, that trauma is brought to the fore, and with it, a crushing battle to survive.
Directed By: Amy Koppelman
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
52
45% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
36% Mixed
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4 Reviews
18% Negative
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2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
52
45% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
36% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
18% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
There is a delicate touch deployed here, and not only with Julie, but those surrounding her. Depression, Koppleman seems to be saying, is not a one-person battle. It can swallow everyone in a victim’s orbit.
It’s a beautiful-looking film. The characters treat each other with respect, and I’m sure that there are people out there who will appreciate that the movie, addresses a tough issue, without being too taxing or challenging. At the same time, the movie’s cautious approach short-changes the story and the issue.
Koppelman’s attempts to do too much are easy to forgive in a film that often seems to be doing so little. The same is true of the writer/director’s rookie clumsiness, which is offset not only by Amanda Seyfried’s expert performance in the lead role, but also — and even more importantly — by Koppelman’s own unwavering conviction about the limits of self-expression.
Though it’s not without cinematic touches and affecting, sometimes harrowing moments, and even with a convincingly fragile and unmoored Amanda Seyfried at its center, the drama is often hampered by an instructive sensibility that gives it the air of a feature-length PSA.
For a film so grounded in the real-life issue, the movie doesn’t work to make its characters feel human or its world feel real, blunting the emotional impact it could have had.
The wispy depression drama A Mouthful of Air floats more weighty ideas about mental illness and suicidal ideation than its episodic narrative can accommodate.
A Mouthful of Air is a Lifetime Channel take on a delicate subject.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
6.8
63% Positive
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38% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company
Maven Pictures,
Templeheart Films,
Studio Mao,
Farcaster Films,
Carte Blanche,
Trio Entertainment (II),
Winsome Entertainment
Release Date Oct 29, 2021
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating R
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