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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Award winners Christina Ricci (CURSED, MONSTER) and Jessica Lange (BIG FISH, ROB ROY) star in this emotionally charged true story about a journey into excess! When talented young writer Elizabeth Wurtzel (Ricci) earns a scholarship to Harvard, she sees it as her chance to escape the pressures of her working-class background and concentrate on her true talent. But what starts out so promising leads to self-destructive behavior and paralyzing depression that reflects an entire generation's struggle to navigate the effects of divorce, drugs, sex, and high expectations. Based on the best-selling autobiographical novel, PROZAC NATION also stars Michelle Williams (THE STATION AGENT), Anne Heche (JOHN Q), Jason Biggs (JERSEY GIRL), and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM).

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Fans of Christina Ricci will note that the saucer-eyed actress takes a big leap from deadpan-child and grumpy-ingenue roles with Prozac Nation, an adaptation of Elizabeth Wurtzel's bestselling book. Ricci puts her all into playing Lizzie, a self-absorbed Ivy League writer wannabe who alienates friends and family with her out-of-control mood swings and other chemical imbalances. Ricci is committed and convincing, but nothing she does ameliorates Lizzie's exasperating personality; spending 90 minutes around this person is an eternity of tantrums. Around to provide audience stand-ins are Jason Biggs, Michelle Williams, and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, all of whom disapprove of Lizzie's self-destructive behavior. Jessica Lange, professional as always, is Lizzie's brittle mother. If the movie really did capture the sense of the zeitgeist suggested by its grandiose title, or if it carried some intriguing stylistic urgency that carried us into its depressive labyrinth, perhaps Lizzie's journey would be palatable. But the long delay between Prozac Nation's shooting (in 2001) and its emergence on cable-TV and DVD is all too easy to understand. --Robert Horton



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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: FLASH DISTRIBUTORS
EAN: 0786936223934
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Miramax Home Entertainment
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1
Manufacturer: Miramax Home Entertainment
MPN: DISD31547D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Miramax Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 05, 2005
Running Time: 95 minutes
Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2001

Customer Reviews

Ricci In Ricci Out 3 out of 5 stars
I try to catch as many movies of Christina Ricci as I can being a fan of hers. There's a small handful I enjoy and most of the others are just so-so. For me Prozac Nation falls into the so-so category. For starters, aside from the story or performance, Christina seems to be in between her "chubby" state and her latter very thin state. I prefer her fuller-figured frame but the look in this movie is well balanced for her.

For the movie itself, I just couldn't really get into it. It wasn't ... Read More


 







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