The Sessions

A 38-year-old man who has spent most of his life in an iron lung enlists the help of a sexual surrogate in order to lose his virginity in this drama starring Oscar-nominated actor John Hawkes and inspired by the life of poet/journalist Mark O'Brien. With the support of an unconventional priest (William H. Macy) and a devoted team of caretakers, the virginal writer hires a compassionate sex surrogate (Helen Hunt), who finds her life profoundly transformed by their tender sessions.

Cast:

4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]f the humor draws them in, it's the emotional honesty that will get people talking about THE SURROGATE....Central to Lewin's achievement is a towering performance from John Hawkes..." -- Ray Greene , (Box Office)

"[S]urprisingly accessible and emotionally effective....[A] well-acted and constructed film..." -- Todd McCarthy , (Hollywood Reporter)

"[Hawkes delivers] an extraordinary performance, from the pinched voice conveying anxiety with humor to the twisted posture that can express, almost simultaneously, the agony of severe disability and the ecstasy of human contact." , (Wall Street Journal)

"O'Brien chronicled his surrogacy experience with such humor and intellect that empathy, not pity prevailed....That sensibility buoys writer-director Ben Lewin's screenplay as well." -- Betsy Sharkey , (Los Angeles Times)

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Helen Hunt provides a performance of tact and delicacy." -- Roger Ebert , (Chicago Sun-Times)

"THE SESSIONS is a pleasant shock: a touching, profoundly sex-positive film that equates sex with intimacy, tenderness and emotional connection instead of performance, competition and conquest." -- Stephen Holden , (New York Times)

"[A]dmirably frank and funny about sex...sweet instead of raunchy, and plaintive instead of snickering and vulgar." -- Grade: B -- Tasha Robinson , (A.V. Club)

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[Lewin] has crafted an exhilarating gift of a movie that's funny, touching and vital. And Hawkes does the kind of acting that awards were invented for." -- Peter Travers , (Rolling Stone)

"Thankfully, plenty of laughs do ensue in THE SESSIONS, in which John Hawkes doesnt play as much as channel the late poet and author Mark OBrien." , (Washington Post)

4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]errific though Hawkes is, he's flanked by two equally impressive performers." -- Ellen E. Jones , (Total Film)

"[Hunt] is so good here it's almost a rediscovery....[An] undeniably endearing piece..." -- Trevor Johnston , (Sight and Sound)

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