Anybody else seen the film “Numb” with Matthew Perry of F.R.I.E.N.D.S fame? It’s about a man who is battling a condition known as depersonalisation – a mental struggle to decipher what is real and isn’t, even when it’s attached to his own body i.e. seeing his hand but not recognising it as a part of him.
It has a bit of a love story attached to it, and by that I mean it becomes the driving force in this tale which is quite moving. This kind of detracts from what the film seems to be about – and it’s the feeling of isolation and of being alone.
A couple of times you get to see Perry hyperventilating due to anxiety and stress and I found it quite… uncomfortable to watch. Not because of a brilliant performance (although I’m not saying his acting is bad – I like his style even if it is a bit “TV show-like”).
Basically I thought it was pretty good. Very slow, a slightly depressing take on life and the fact that this is used as a selling point to the audience; the back of the box reads: “… Numb will warm the heart of anybody who has ever teetered on the edge of breakdown”. Hmm.
I’m not quite sure if it is setting out to make people a little bit unhappier as it tries to end on a better note with him working his issue out a bit, but throughout the film you just see his “suffering”.
Not one to watch if you’re feeling a little down. Perhaps one if you’re feeling a little deep / broody.
you know what you shoudl watch? Knowing
that movie….man…… i couldnt handle it….lol
Is the name of the film: “Knowing”?
I’ll make sure to look out for it then. What’s it about without giving too much away?
there is a time capsule… that has numbers.. and the numbers mean should every major disaster that happened in the past 50 years and more events that were coming up…including the end of the world