I like Dyan Cannon, I think she’s a talented actress and seems to be an equally talented director. Great acting by all (most I have seen before) focus stayed with story and characters, dodged the real issue. Well thought out. Some chopped up parts could have been smother such as scene where Stephanie makes it up the hill and gets taken in by the residents which could have been due to advertising. I also think there could have been more transitioning from all the acting out to more serious one on one talk about the real problem, not just with each other but with the professionals. For example, her parents’ constant bickering at her and each other, just like what was going on in some of the therapy sessions, which was making her really crazy in the brain so much so that she would act out their behavior. That’s why she was taking the pills, why she was smoking pot, why she was overeating and why most of the people in her therapy group had their ills and most importantly why she thought she loved Michael. What she loved was the end result of having sex with Michael when all the noise in her head went away, oxytocin, the chemical they think builds up and is released after orgasm. Though they did no just spell it out, they did an excellent job of showing the viewer what was going on in most of our lives.
Much of this film was rather poignant for me personally.
