Jimmy P.

Name: Jimmy P.
Genre: Drama
Released: February 14, 2014
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 58
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Gina McKee, Joseph Cross, Larry Pine, Mathieu Amalric

2014

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IFC Films | Release Date: February 14, 2014 | Not Rated

Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Gina McKee, Joseph Cross, Larry Pine, Mathieu Amalric

Summary: A WWII vet plagued by excruciating headaches, dizzy spells, hearing loss and bizarre dreams, Jimmy Picard (Del Toro), a Native American Blackfoot, is labeled schizophrenic by a military hospital confused by his condition. Enter French anthropologist and Native American researcher Georges Devereux (Amalric), called in by the hospital to makeA WWII vet plagued by excruciating headaches, dizzy spells, hearing loss and bizarre dreams, Jimmy Picard (Del Toro), a Native American Blackfoot, is labeled schizophrenic by a military hospital confused by his condition. Enter French anthropologist and Native American researcher Georges Devereux (Amalric), called in by the hospital to make sense of their baffling patient. Through increasingly vivid conversation, Picard and Devereux develop a compelling friendship as they embark on an exploration of Jimmy’s memories and dreams. [IFC Films]… Expand

Director: Arnaud Desplechin

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 117 min

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RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Feb 14, 2014

The movie offers the most psychologically complex screen portrait of a Native American character in at least twenty years, probably more. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

Feb 11, 2014

Del Toro and Amalric’s concentrated performances — the former resigned and shell-shocked, the latter agitated and servile — have an anguished grandeur. Read full review

A.O. Scott

Feb 13, 2014

This is a calm film about strong emotions, but it does find a reservoir of intensity in the two central performances, in particular Mr. Del Toro’s. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Feb 13, 2014

There’s a sense with Jimmy P. that Desplechin and his co-screenwriters, Julie Peyr and film critic Kent Jones, are doing everything they can to steer away from contrivance and stick as closely to Devereux’s recollection as possible. What they’re left with is a rigorous, keenly intelligent therapy session that’s largely absent of dramatic tension. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Feb 12, 2014

Casting two great actors as doctor and patient helps a little. Read full review

Jordan Hoffman

Feb 13, 2014

Intellectually intriguing but sadly dull biopic. Read full review

The Guardian Catherine Shoard

May 26, 2013

Scenes have a habit of stopping at any second, with or without whopping soundtrack. Read full review

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Lyn

Jul 19, 2014

I hope that fans of the HBO series "In Treatment" will find this movie. It's probably of greatest interest to us armchair psychology types who are fascinated by what makes people tick. It is talky,of course, and could be better edited. But I found it a fascinating exploration of how aI hope that fans of the HBO series "In Treatment" will find this movie. It's probably of greatest interest to us armchair psychology types who are fascinated by what makes people tick. It is talky,of course, and could be better edited. But I found it a fascinating exploration of how a person's experience can lead to debilitating psychic and physical symptoms -- and how he can recover. The lead actors, Benicio del Toro and Mathieu Amalric, are so amazing ... BDT grave and searching, MA mercurial and insightful ... that it's impossible to picture anyone else in their roles.… Expand

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