BEYOND THERAPY
A film review by Steve Fritzinger
Copyright 1987 Steve Fritzinger
Set in the offices of two psychoanalysts, and in a very bad French restaurant, BEYOND THERAPY is a love story about two very confused people.
Bruce (Jeff Goldblum) and Prudence (Julie Haggarty) meet through one of many personal ads Bruce has placed. They have a disastrous lunch, and leave expecting never to see one an other again. Of course, they do meet again.
During the course of their relationship we are introduced to Bruce's homosexual roommate/lover Bob, Bob's "theatrical" mother, Bruce's psychoanalyst, and Prudence's psychoanalyst. A series of bizarre coincidences puts these six people on a collision course with the hilarious climax.
BEYOND THERAPY builds momentum slowly. The first 45 minutes, during which the relationships between the main characters are reveled and expanded, are slow sometimes to the point of being tedious. About half of the people in the audience walked out during this part of the film.
But once all the players are lined up in their domino-like positions, the film delivers a 20-minute punch line worth the wait. When the final push comes, the characters start to fall, and knock each other down with a very satisfying crash.
I rate it +2 on the -4 to +4 scale. -- Steve Fritzinger CCI-OSG Reston,Va. seismo!rlgvax!jsf
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