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Mental
Directed by
P.J. Hogan
2012
1h 56m
Not Rated
Comedy
,
Drama
6.1
44%
55%
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A charismatic, crazy hothead transforms a family's life when she becomes the nanny of five girls whose mother has cracked from her husband's political ambitions and his infidelity.
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Cast of Mental
Liev Schreiber
Trevor Blundell
Toni Collette
Shaz
Caroline Goodall
Doris
Anthony LaPaglia
Barry Moochmore
Kerry Fox
Nancy
Rebecca Gibney
Shirley
Hayley Magnus
Donna
Nicole Freeman
Leanne
Chelsea Bennett
Kayleen
Bethany Whitmore
Jane
Lily Sullivan
Coral
Holly Buchanan
Coral - 13yo
Malorie O'Neill
Michelle
Sam Clark
Trout
Amanda Woodhams
Manda
Natasha Bassett
Kay
Austin Caffin
Faceless Figure
Michael Thomson
Faceless Figure
A.J. Marshall
Faceless Figure
Megan Holloway
Tisha
Rob Carlton
Jack
Rob Horton
Murray
Matthew Penglase
Young Nurse
Morgan Maguire
Nurse
Deborah Mailman
Sandra
Tamsin Sutherland
Staring Patient
Damien Garvey
First Detective
Karen Crone
Angry Patient
Leon Cain
Second Detective
Sophie Matters
Mean Girl #1
Steph Gumm
Mean Girl #2
Sophie Lee
Tania Degano
Mental Reviews
Seattle Times
Tom Keogh
The heart of Hogan's film is in the right place, and Collette is masterful as an agent of anarchy.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
"Mental" wildly overplays the kookiness and quirk.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
The scenery Down Under looks great and you certainly can't write off a film where Liev Schreiber plays a shark hunter.
Arizona Republic
Randy Cordova
A lot of times, you simply want the jabbering characters to shut up.
Los Angeles Times
Gary Goldstein
Writer-director P.J. Hogan may have based "Mental" on an actual incident from his childhood, but the crazy quilt of a movie that resulted feels anything but real.
Slant Magazine
Tina Hassannia
Given the film's garrulous multitude of characters, one wishes they would all just shut up and sing.
HollywoodChicago.com
Brian Tallerico
It's a bewilderingly strange movie, the kind of thing that one might write off as being lost in translation from its Australian origin before realizing it wasn't that funny there either.
The Playlist
Jessica Kiang
Enjoyable performances can't compensate for the film's lack of control: in Hogan's hands the broad humor sells out the sincerity, and when that mark is missed, we end up at twee.
Village Voice
Marsha McCreadie
Mental skewers the easy-on and -off labels of psychiatry, but some sequences, particularly one of "bad dreams," are sophomoric.
Hollywood Reporter
Megan Lehmann
A cuckoo comedy that puts the fun in dysfunctional.
Variety
Richard Kuipers
Much of the humor is driven by a savage near-hatred of everything suburban, which frequently undermines its own effectiveness, and poses a barrier to auds engaging emotionally with the central character.
Behind The Lens
Debbie Lynn Elias
Heart, humor and hilarity. . .and a big hunting knife! It's great to be "mental" if it means loving Mental!
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
There are some big laughs and fine performances, yet not enough realistic grounding in the characters or story to sustain its dramatic transition in the second half.
Contactmusic.com
Rich Cline
Even for a riotous Australian black comedy, this film packs in just a bit too much chaos. It's consistently smart and funny, with lively characters and especially witty dialog, but some of the sideroads never go anywhere.
IONCINEMA.com
Nicholas Bell
[Mental] sees Hogan once again utilizing his madcap zaniness and over the top flourishes to explore otherwise serious and emotionally heavy motifs.
Film Journal International
Ethan Alter
A kooky comedy in which a spirited cast is almost suffocated by too-aggressive direction.
Blu-ray.com
Brian Orndorf
Hilarious but a tonal bucking bronco, the effort is perhaps best reserved for viewers in the mood for a runaway mine cart viewing experience, willing to absorb all the chaos Hogan happily provides.
Oregonian
Marc Mohan
Not content to make his point through sharp-tongued comedy, Hogan ends up beating a dead horse -- or shark, as the case may be.
Shared Darkness
Brent Simon
If one wants to see Toni Collette light a fart on fire, well, this misguided reunion with her Muriel's Wedding director may be the only chance they get.
Movie Nation
Roger Moore
Not every cute movie about the mentally ill is Oscar worthy, but this touching and riotous one from Down Under works well enough.
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