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while trying to get a grip on his life, a man actually loses it
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The writer of "Adam's Apples" is at it again. A film which is wonderful in its simplicity of setting, its impressive story and good acting. We are presented with a likeable enough character who gets a chance to "put things right" by partaking in a anti-depressive drug test. There isn't a whole lot wrong with his life, it's merely the fact that not he but his wife seems to have everything in control. Slowly though, his choices become more questionable, yet they never copmletely derail. It's a story that gets under your skin by the dark edges of its seemingly simple development.

One of the things I scribbled down was "double reversal of taking matters into one's own hand". He wants more control. Starts taking drugs. Feels better. Then it turns out he was in the placebo-group. Which requires him to re-evaluate and take matters "more" into his hands.. .again. The drugs seem to play a complex role: they allow him to finally _act_ in his life yet by their very nature he becomes dependable on them. When he realises he goes too far in his independent lifestyle, he throws them away, yet soon after he misses the seeming independence they provided him with.

Rating: 8