murali-vajapeyam — 9 years ago(October 26, 2016 08:09 PM)

I see a lot of comments about how Paul was a bad therapist. I agree he was a pretty bad patient, but I think his empathy to several of his patients make him a very likable person in my book. Also, it is hard not to feel sorry for him: his patients abuse (somewhat expected given his profession), his wife Kate cheating on him and telling it to his face, the lawsuit
I kinda felt sorry for him and really liked him. Gabriel Byrne I think did a good job of revealing a latent sadness, "lack of passion", through his looks.
I am not one who usually particularly cares about happy endings, but I wish this had ended better for Paul. Him essentially saying in the end that he is quitting his practice, throwing his life career away I would have preferred to see him regain that passion, and resume seeing patients as a calling in life. He certainly made mistakes as a therapist, but saying he was a bad therapist goes too far in my opinion.
Thoughts?