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Mad to Be Normal

2017

Robert Mullan

David Tennant, Elisabeth Moss, Michael Gambon, Gabriel Byrne ...

5.9

21

Drama 'Mad To Be Normal' tells the story of world-renowned Scottish psychiatrist RD Laing and his unique community at Kingsley Hall, East London, during the 1960's.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide Screendaily	"The film’s main asset is Tennant; his Laing is both commanding and nurturing, provocative and playful."	POS
United States	Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter	"'Mad to Be Normal' boils a fascinating subject down into a slightly clunky, simplistic bio-drama (...) A powerhouse central performance from David Tennant (...) should help boost the film’s audience appeal."	NEU
United Kingdom	Ed Potton The Times	"It’s elevated above bog-standard biopic fare by the performances (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"David Tennant gives a brilliant performance as RD Laing (...) [A] very interesting and absorbing film (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Dave Calhoun Time Out	"This is still a watchable intro to the man and his work, if you proceed with caution (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Simran Hans The Guardian	"There’s plenty of jazzy paisley shirts, flamboyant velvet suits and on-the-nose music cues to denote its psychedelic 1960s setting, but these elements do little to soften Laing’s eye-raisingly invasive and possibly inappropriate approach to his patients (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG

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