Director: Stuart Blumberg
Writer: Stuart Blumberg, Matt Winston (Screenplay)
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Gad, Joely Richardson, Patrick Fugit, Alexia Moore
Plot: A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon: sex addiction.
Tagline – Life is a journey you never have to take alone.
Runtime: 1 Hour 52 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Thanks for Sharing starts as we three sex addicts, Adam (Ruffalo) who has been getting his life on track, looking to take first steps into the dating world again. Mike (Robbins) who has been part of the program for years, leading most of the members through their problems, being Adam’s sponsor. Finally, Neil (Gad) a doctor who has been ordered to attend the meetings, but struggles to know what it means to need help, losing everything before learning he needs to take life more seriously, learning how much he can get out of helping the other members of the group. The three men will need to look at their lives and try to address the problems they have been facing, learning to get to the next stage of life, learning from the meetings they attend.
Thoughts on Thanks for Sharing
Thoughts – Thanks for Sharing takes us into the world of sex addicts that must figure out their lives with their addictions, following the three different stages, shows us just how the program can work and will become important to manage, with the right people around you. We have seen many films that have dealt with substance abuse in the past, with this one taking on sex addiction, we get to see what the stigma behind it can do for people’s lives. The performances from Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins and Josh Gad are all brilliant, showing each side of their characters, while also reflecting the troubles they are facing with their partners who Gwyneth Paltrow and Joely Richardson bring to life. This is a drama that will give us the perfect highlight of the problems in life people can have and that you will never know who will be suffering from different problems.
Final Thoughts – Thanks for Sharing is a brilliantly performed drama highlighting the struggles with addictions.