Jake Singer (Chris Eigeman) an anxiety-ridden schoolteacher, meets and falls in love with beautiful Allegra Marshall (Famke Janssen), a wealthy widow. Jake's psychiatrist, Dr. Morales (Ian Holm), warns him to keep his feelings for the woman in check, and keeps popping up in the background whenever Jake and Allegra try to become intimate.
John Anderson reviewing for the LA Times says:
Show of hands, please: Does anyone want to see an amiable romantic drama-comedy by a maker of sobering religious documentaries? Yes, actually, you do. Oren Rudavsky, whose previous work includes "Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust," has, along with co-screenwriter Daniel Saul Houseman, crafted an odd, funny film out of Daniel Menaker's novel "The Treatment." A New York fantasia that's as unpredictable as life (and, hence, immune to plot summary), it boasts a winning performance by Chris Eigeman, the Whit Stillman vet who combines the consternation of Albert Brooks with the sanguine ennui of Kyle McLachlan.
Review by John Anderson for the LA Times
Release Date: April 2006
Rating: NR
Cast: Christopher Eigeman, Famke Janssen, Ian Holm, Harris Yulin, Stephanie March
Director: Oren Rudavsky
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Comedy
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