Thanks for Share is a 2012 American comedy film directed by Stuart Blumberg, from a screenplay written by Blumberg and Matt Winston. Movie stars Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Gad, Joely Richardson, and Pink with supporting roles from Patrick Fugit, Carol Kane, Michaela Watkins, and Isiah Whitlock, Jr.
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2012 for various reviews, and was released in the United States a year later.
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Plot
Located in New York City, Thanks for Sharing is centered around three people undergoing a 12 step process to recover from their sexual addiction.
Adam (Mark Ruffalo) walks along the streets of New York, tempted to have sex with various commercials and women on his way to work. Neil (Josh Gad), a sex-addicted and masturbating doctor, deliberately swipes strangers on trains en route to attend a sex addiction meeting. Mike (Tim Robbins) is a married sex addict who leads the group. She sponsors Adam, who has not had sex in five years. Adam sponsored Neil. They are all in a sex addiction meeting, talking about their progress. Adam declared he'd been 'drunk' for five years, while Neil was babbling jokes and admitting he was just there because the court had forced him. He again masturbates the same night, and lies about a drunken month for the addiction group.
Adam meets Phoebe (Gwyneth Paltrow) at a 'bug party' and they're dating. She reveals that she is a breast cancer patient and that her ex-girlfriend is an alcoholic; she did not tell her about her own addiction for fear that she would refuse. They start a relationship. Dede (Alecia Moore) joins the sex addiction encounter, and reveals at her first encounter that she has been addicted to sex since she was a young girl. Neil, a doctor, was caught secretly filming under the skirt of his boss, and was fired. He then starts to take the meeting more seriously, and admits he has a problem. Meanwhile, Mike's son, Danny (Patrick Fugit), a recovering drug addict, has returned home and is trying to make amends to Mike and his mother, Katie (Joely Richardson).
Phoebe finally found out about Adam's sex addiction when he found a token addicted in his pocket the morning after sleeping with him. He took some time away from him, but finally agreed to continue their relationship. Neil talks Dede out of having sex with his rude ex-boyfriend, and they go to a dance together. They almost kissed, but they did not. Mike and Danny got into a fight when Mike thought Danny stole his mother's pills. Danny reveals that Mike gave Katie Hepatitis C, and confronts him about hitting him when he was a kid. Mike slaps Danny, who attacks Mike and drops Katie; after realizing what he had done, Danny panicked and ran out of the house.
Phoebe became frustrated by Adam's unwillingness to touch him physically, and decided after they had a fight. Adam slept with a prostitute. Dede came to Neil's place, and helped him clean his house and burn his porn. He admits he has never been 'just friends' with a man before. Mike finds Katie's pills, and realizes Danny does not steal them. Katie tells Mike to leave because "always has to be right", and Mike goes looking for Danny. When he came out, Katie called to tell him that Danny was in hospital after DUI. Mike hugged his son in the hospital, who had been awake for eight months. Adam invites his ex-girlfriend, Becky (Emily Meade), and when they start by reviving his father's problem, he then wants Adam to slap him. When she refused, she broke down, locked herself in the bathroom and tried to kill herself. Neil takes the train to get to Adam and breaks his bathroom door to save Becky. Adam was aware and returned to Phoebe, who admitted he was also imperfect. Neil confronts his sexually abusive mother, Roberta (Carol Kane), and all addicts celebrate their frivolity.
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Cast
- Mark Ruffalo as Adam
- Tim Robbins as Mike
- Gwyneth Paltrow as Phoebe
- Josh Gad as Neil
- Joely Richardson as Katie
- Pink as Dede (credited as Alecia Moore)
- Patrick Fugit as Danny
- Carol Kane as Roberta
- Michaela Watkins as Marney
- Isiah Whitlock, Jr. as Charles
- Emily Meade as Becky
- Poorna Jagannathan as Lili Kazhani
- Okieriete Onaodowan as Lou
Reception
Thanks for Share meet a mixed review, with 50% approval rating of Rotten Tomatoes (based on 109 reviews) and Metacritic score of 54 out of 100, based on 38 reviews, showing "Average mix or review".
Richard Roeper gave the film a very positive review, saying "Blumberg's First Director did a good job and made some bold choices." Laremy Legel of Film.com was one of the most critical, gave the movie D, and commented that "can not find his footing as either a drama or a comedy, and ultimately it is actively sliding off the tracks". Nigel Barrington of the Daily Chronicle also criticized the film heavily, calling it the First World Problem: The Movie. Otherwise, the role of Alecia Moore is praised by critics. And Callahan writes about his performance saying "Of all the players here, the most inexperienced is the pop singer Pink, but he's doing the best acting in the movie: natural, a little rough, a bit unstable Pink, like Macy Gray in him Lee's film role Daniels, knows instinctively how to behave in front of the camera by pretending that the camera is not there. "Sandy Schaefer praised the film, arguing that" the good elements outweigh the bad in Acknowledgments and the end result is an addiction check , sex and the nature of adult relationships (among other issues that are rarely black and white). "
References
External links
- Official website
- Thanks for Sharing on IMDb
- Thanks for Sharing in Mojo Box Office
- Thanks for Sharing at Rotten Tomatoes
- Thanks for Sharing in Metacritic
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