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Decent D.I.D. Flick........

posted 9 years ago by MovieHoliks
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I can't believe I had never heard of this movie that came out five years ago!??? What a find! I saw this on Netflix and added to my queue awhile back, but for some reason, had forgotten that this was one a friend had recommended to me. This is one of those little films that didn't get much attention when it came out, but surely will be used to educate about multiple personality disorder or D.I.D. (Dissociative Identity Disorder) in the future, if it's not already.

Oscar winner Halle Berry gives a really interesting complex performance as the titular character(s), a go-go dancer in 1973, who after a couple run-ins with the law, ends up in a mental institute being treated by a psychoanalyst (Stellan Skarsgard), who thinks he may know what her problem is. He discovers multiple layers within the one person, and very methodically begins to put together the pieces of the puzzle that may have caused the disorder in the first place.

I've seen a few other films about D.I.D. over the years, and this is one of the better ones. My only issue with this- *possible SPOILER* - is the ending. It just seemed like this movie didn't really end, it just sorta stops abruptly- and not the most satisfactory. Phylisha Rashad co-stars.

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[–] requiempoet 9 years ago

I had heard of it, I think through Buzzfeed, and then I watched it yesterday. I'm intrigued by movies that deal with mental illness, as I suffer from clinical depression. Psychology is absolutely fascinating to me.

I thought that the movie was a bit short though. All that build up and then...that's it?? I mean, I thought that they could have had more time in the institution itself but...I guess it's based on a true story so...

I do like that they cast Philisa Rashad though. It was nice to see her do something different.