2013 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 4: Arnaud Desplechin’s Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian)

Benicio Del Toro plays a post-traumatic, migraine not-too-happy patient, while Mathieu Amalric takes on the role of the sympathetic, non-traditional psychotherapist in Arnaud Desplechin’s first foray into English-language territory. An oddly subdued, oddly titled Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian) almost lands with a thud among our critics panel – with many matching the film to Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master for how the epoque stands out, and by comparison, I think its safe to say bears little resemblance to Desplechin’s previous numbers (apart from the heavy dialogue and his usual muse Amalric). Click below to see how our panel graded the film.