Psych Wards are not cute or life affirming. They are soul crushing.
I've been in a psych ward "Exactly" like the one depicted in this film. I was there on a 72 hour 5150 hold after my folks and I got into an argument. Obviously you can question the circumstances and the he said/she said aspects of any situation in which someone is stuck in a psych ward, but the bottom line is that I was there and it was NOT fun. Yes, there are some smoking hot chicks in the psych ward with you, yes there are some chummy people you might be able to form a temporary friendship with, but the bottom line is that these places are not the same as therapy. The nurses and doctors and orderlies all develop god-complexes because all they have to do is say you're unstable and you're stuck there, or you're moved to a ward where they drug you into sedation. Pretty much the only way to get out is to act like you WANT to be there...I was "diagnosed" with bipolar disorder by the attending psychiatrist after a single five minute conversation, which subsequent doctors all guffawed at, telling me I had an anger management issue, but nothing worthy of hospitalization or sedation.
Anyway, this cutesy, romantic, hopefuly adventure into psychic prison is a sham. Psych wards are among worst places/experiences on earth.
YEAH, BITCH! MAGNETS!
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