2012 Directed by Stuart Blumberg
A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon: sex addiction.
Mark Ruffalo Gwyneth Paltrow Tim Robbins Josh Gad Pink Patrick Fugit Joely Richardson Carol Kane Emily Meade Isiah Whitlock Jr. Poorna Jagannathan Tony Joe Jordan Dean Michaela Watkins Okieriete Onaodowan Natalia Volkodaeva Paul Urcioli Kenneth Maharaj Meng Ai Juan Leon Geoffrey Molloy Maureen Sebastian Marcus Neville Sarah Helen Baskin Alexis Suarez Terry Walters George Demas David Wain Brian Koppelman Show All…
(aka "Shame, Actually"): it ain't high art, but this surprising portrait of sex addiction and solidarity is honest to the bone and ultimately even beautiful. it hits all of the expected beats in a vaguely schticky way, but does so with grace, helped enormously by a well-tuned cast that includes an effective josh gad (there's a first time for everything) a brusque tim robbins (toning down his Mystic River affectation into something that resembles an actual human being) and... most strangely of all... Pink, who does what's required of her and then some. and i guess it's fitting that i continue to find gwyneth paltrow to be cute as hell despite how much that makes me hate myself.
A romantic comedy about three sex addicts(Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, Josh Gad)? Much more drama than comedy, The Hulk who is 5 years sex free falls in love with Pepper Potts(Iron Man was nowhere to be found), The general in Green Lantern has an alcohol and sex problem but has been sober for 15 years, while Olaf from Frozen is in the worst shape...sex free for 6 hours. Three of them try and survive each day as the struggle with their illness. First half is way better than the second...Josh Gad a poor man's Jack Black steals the show. An uneven but interesting movie.
Worry is just meditating on shit.
-Mike
Decent performances, decent production value and decent directing don't add up to much when you're film about addiction has no consequences for it's main character if he falls off the wagon. Mark Ruffalo is Adam, a very successful professional (his character is so bland I don't even remember what he does) New Yorker who is a 5 year sober sex addict. The problem is that if he strays and goes back to his old ways for even an entire weekend it has no effect on his life. As long as he reigns himself back in life goes back to normal by Monday. So what's the point?
Why do film makers think that watching…
"Thanks for Sharing" is a dramedy about sex addicts that is neither dramatic enough to be striking or funny enough to be memorable. It is a solid, well-cast film, but it offers little in terms of originality or narrative value.
Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, and Josh Gad star as addicts, former addicts, sponsors, and sponsees adrift in a world filled with temptation. Throw in some romance, thanks to Gwyneth Paltrow, some life lessons, and some healing, and what results is a familiar story where it is always darkest before the dawn for the protagonists. It is a nice story with some pitch black corners, but it is one that viewers have seen before.
The cast is deftly assembled, and Gad supplies some cheery and uncomfortable humor. The film's look is shiny and clear in contrast to its characters. Everything is professional but unremarkable. "Thanks for Sharing" is not a waste of time, but it is a missable experience nonetheless.
Thanks for Sharing is a rather bland and insipid dramedy about sex addiction that failed to make me care about any of the characters. I was curious to watch this as it has an interesting premise; a lot of films tackle alcoholism and drug addiction but this is only the second I have seen about sex addiction (Shame being the first, and it's much lighter than that.)
Unfortunately my curiosity was disappointed as there isn't much about this film that impressed me at all. The performances were all solid, and the chemistry between the characters was certainly good - but the film failed to be funny when it was trying to be, it lacked emotional substance in the right areas…
Don Jon and then a film about sex addiction, I may have a problem. I happen to have a real soft spot for both Mark Ruffalo and Gwyneth Paltrow. Ruffalo has been gold since long before he captured my real devotion with his performance in Zodiac and I've fancied Gwynnie for years. This ensemble piece has a decent cast and although singer Pink does bring down the acting kudos, she ain't really that bad.
Sex addiction, WTF. Is it real? Or is it simply a bullshit excuse for people who can't keep it in their pants or cope with a proper relationship. I obviously don't understand or maybe I'm sick of people sticking a label on things. The people portrayed…
another one of those movies that makes it look like a hilarious comedy and it ends up being depressing as shit and full of debbie downer ass shit. mark ruffalo was hot in this and the daddy kink stuff was hot at first too but this movie is a full on no from me.
Hi. I am Neil, sex addict
I got fired yesterday for filming up my boss's skirt. I told her it was for the documentary "What the ground sees". Oddly enough she didn't buy it. Lol
This dug deeper than I wanted it too. This probably isn't this good but it means something to me.
I like to get a glimpse into people's lives, good, bad, and otherwise. Thanks for Sharing let me do that. It showed people dealing with hard things (aka sex addiction) without feeling overly tacky or cheesy.
At this point, I also feel like I'm at a point where I'm watching enough movies to know actors' names, Josh Gad anyone?
Finally, I don't understand Mark Ruffalo's voice, and I don't think I'm the only one. I'm just the only one brave enough to say it.
I didn't know that I'd like it because I hate Gwyneth Paltrow, but I watched it anyway. Mark Ruffelo was great as usual and I was surprised to see Pink! She and Josh Gad were amazing. It was a movie about sex addicts, but more than that it was about being there for each other.
| Thanks for Sharing | 2012 |
Worum geht's?
Es geht um eine Gruppe von Sex-Süchtigen, die versuchen gegen diese Krankheit anzukämpfen. In dem Film wird der Alltag, die Beziehungen und der Umgang mit der Krankheit der Süchtigen in einer komödiantischen Art gezeigt.
Positive Punkte:
- Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins und alle anderen Schauspieler zeigen was sie drauf haben
- der Film vergeht wie im Flug
- die Witze, die vorhandenen sind, zünden
- innovative Story, ernstes Thema
Negative Punkte:
- ich hätte mir noch ein paar Witze mehr gewünscht
- manche Szenen sind zu übertrieben dafür dass es eigentlich eine Komödie ist
- manche Handlungen der Figuren sind überhaupt nicht nachvollziehbar
Fazit: Wer sich für das Thema interessiert und/oder einen unterhaltsamen Film sehen möchte, ist bei Thanks for Sharing richtig.
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