Storyline
Multiple lives intersect in the aftermath of the violent mugging of a Columbia University philosophy professor.
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Cast
Kristen Stewart, Jessica Hecht, Corey Stoll, Tim Blake Nelson, Michael Kenneth Williams, Gretchen Mol, Yul Vazquez, Scott Cohen, Hannah Marks, J. Bernard Calloway, Annie Parisse, David Aaron Baker, Glenn Close, Mickey Sumner, Lee Wilkof, Lucas Hedges, Philip Ettinger, Gloria Reuben, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Katie Chang, K. Todd Freeman, Derrick Baskin, Kenneth Kopolovicz, Sam Waterston, Jacqueline Baum, Ana Marie Calise, Erica Cho, Ivan Goris, Korey Jackson, Ben Konigsberg, Rob Morgan, Julia Morrison, Cliff Moylan, Casey Roberts, G. Michelle Robinson, Erika Rose, Nina Rosenthal, Ekaterina Samsonov, Cameron Taylor, Zenon Zeleniuch, Doris McCarthy
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Reviews
75
Well intentioned and commendable, Tim Blake Nelson’s film does not put his dialogue or writing strengths into question. But movies have to convince us on myriad levels, and this can be tough enough as it is.
70
The film is focused enough on relationships not to sound preachy.
70
Village Voice
Anesthesia doesn't cast judgment. Instead, Nelson slowly reveals awful things about his characters after we've decided to like them. I admire the film's vigor, even if at times it feels like a cruel, clumsy trick.
70
Anesthesia comes from the heart, as few films do these days.
67
Despite a few stylistic inconsistencies, the conceit mostly works, but it helps that this time Nelson has rounded up a talented group of actors to play his troubled ensemble of characters.
