By Jamie Lawrence
As a psychology graduate, this film helped me understand my deeply repressed father and mother issues through the form of psychoanalysis. Of course, it is the story of Freud. Good old Freud. The man who gives 'father issues' a whole mother meaning (pun intended). It tells us the wonderful story of Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud as the inventors of psychoanalysis, their work with patients and their strained relationship and conflicting beliefs. Despite the lack of action and shocking moments that you would expect from a story involving Freud, the story felt real. As if you had exclusive access to their ideas and experiences over 100 years ago.
Best Bits: Keira Knightley's acting - absolutely outstanding. And resulting from Michael Fassbender doing to her what many of us have only dreamt of doing. What? Oh you think I mean... No, I mean psychoanalysing her... honest.
Worst Bits: (Annoyance alert) Freud sounding oddly similar to Bane from The Dark Knight Rises - once you hear it, it won't go away.
Rating: 7.5/10 - A great story at the forefront of psychological theories - a must-watch for budding psychologists.
For Fans of: One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, A Beautiful Mind, Black Swan,
