The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Passion of Mind
Drama · Romance · 2000
A psychological romantic thriller where fantasy and reality become indistinguishable for a woman leading a double life in her dreams.
Movie details
Passion of Mind
“What if you had two lives at once. What if you knew that one life took place only in your dreams. What if you didn't know which life was real.”
2000 Drama · Romance 1h 45m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.8 / 10
Community rating
A psychological romantic thriller where fantasy and reality become indistinguishable for a woman leading a double life in her dreams.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Passion of Mind?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Alain Berliner
Written by
Ronald Bass · David Field
Demi Moore
Martha Marie / 'Marty' Talridge
William Fichtner
Aaron Reilly
Eloise Eonnet
Jennifer 'Jenny' Talridge
Julianne Nicholson
Kim
Sinéad Cusack
Jessie
Joss Ackland
Dr. Langer, the French Psychiatrist
Peter Riegert
Dr. Peters, the New York Psychiatrist
Court is in session
Put Passion of Mind on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.