I wanted to like this movie. The acting was good, the topic is important. However, not long into the movie, my mother kept saying, "Can it get anymore depressing?" and actually asked to leave. I kept hoping (and assuring her) there would be a glimmer of hope, a turn, a victory, something to encourage those that deal with depression, anxiety, and OCD behaviors. Yet the movie ends hopeless. How is this a responsible message? Yes, the topic needs to be addressed. Yes, not all situations have a happy ending. But I kept thinking through the whole movie, if I dealt with these mental health issues, I would leave feeling completely helpless, the opposite of what those who struggle need to experience. Isn't the point of mental health being addressed recently and at the forefront of much media for people to realize there is help and hope?
Review of A Mouthful of Air
