Jay Harris
THE UNSAID was made in 2001, was released direct to DVD in 2003.After reading the synopsis & that Andy Garcia besides starring was also the executive producer,I was planning to criticise the fact it had no theatrical release in the USA.After viewing this tonight,it is easy to see why it did not have a theatrical run in US theatres.The movie seems more like made Lifetime TV. Nearly all concerned have extensive television credits, except for Andy Garcia.Tom Mcloughlin directed nicely, BUT the story & screenplay did him & the film in.It starts off interestingly for about the first half,seems like it might be OK.THEN predictability & boredom sets in. The ending is almost laughable.This is a pity tho, as cast does very good work. Andy Garcia gives an excellent performance.Vincent Kartheiser was only 21 when he made this & definitely has talent. I have not seen any of his many TV roles,I hope he makes other films & becomes a major player. I do not know any of the actresses in this drama,BUT they all are quite good.The production credits are quite good.If the script was better it would have been a much better film.Take a chance you may like it better than I.Ratings: **1/2 (out of 4) 73 points (out of 100) IMDb 6 (out of 10)
mjordon
I have seen a lot of movies with actors/actresses playing psychiatrists and how they are portrayed. Most of them are quite horrible, a few have a clue, but are saying things, psychiatrists in the field wouldn't say under any circumstances. However, the title THE UNSAID is; if not perfect, very close to it. Andy Garcia again pulls off what I feel maybe the hardest thing to pull off; a professional actor being a professional psychiatrist. I think the acting on every ones part was superb as well as the lighting and make up. I think a lot of detail was put in things as simple as sitting in a chair, when to lean back, when to lean forward. An excellent movie, I highly recommend it.
Lori0118
I saw the movie the other night. Actually the only reason I rented it was because I like Andy Garcia. Before spotting it in the video store, I had never heard of the movie before. I thought it was a very good movie. I was surprised at the ending, I thought I had it all figured out, but there was a little twist at the end.
MedievalinNYC
*May be Spoilers*This is one of those films you wish you could rewrite and/or reedit. It was good, but.........The film kept my interest, but it just tried to incorporate too many different angles. The whole thing with the Son was unnecessary. The story never fulfilled the connection. The Mystery behind Caffey's past and his relationship with Garcia's daughter added enough intensity to carry the film. The Motives regarding Caffey botching up his release from the institution could have been more justified if there was more focus on the relationship between him & the daughter. The Conversations with Caffey's Father & Garcia's character could have been more suspenseful by incorporating them through out the film.
I also feel that Caffey's character could have mentally toyed with Garcia's character a little more.The twist at the end leaves you saying, "uh!" It was unexpected and uncommon to see that in films.Basically there were a lot of script flaws, but there were a lot of good aspects to the story. It was a slightly over done thriller, similar to those Lifetime films.The plot should have been more character driven, instead of being so episodic.Visually, it was less than cinematic. The style was reminiscent of a movie of the week. The performances were great, even though Caffey's character was a little tricky to pull off (due to the storyline), but the actor did a good job.It was a good film that fell short. It definitely had the potential to be a lot better.
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