"With the camera often a mere inch or two from her face, Byrne is on fire in every scene as unraveling Long Island mom and therapist Linda, a woman on the verge hammered with one stressor after another, from caring for a daughter with a feeding tube, to dealing with a craterous hole in her ceiling that has forced a move to a motel, a demanding absentee husband a couple of clients with issues that become her own, and even her own put-upon, disapproving therapist (Conan O'Brien)."
"From the first read of Bronstein's screenplay, which is based partially on her personal experiences, Byrne knew she had to play Linda. (Mary) just lit the paper on fire when she wrote the script, Byrne said during a visit to the Mill Valley Film Festival, where she was honored with a Spotlight award for her performance in the film. The screenplay is very reflective of what you see."
Rose Byrne gives an Oscar-caliber performance as an unraveling mother-therapist Linda in Mary Bronstein's intense, darkly comic drama If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. The character endures relentless pressures: caring for a daughter with a feeding tube, coping with a craterous ceiling that forces a motel move, managing a demanding absentee husband, and absorbing clients whose problems become her own while facing a put-upon, disapproving therapist. The film often places the camera extremely close to Byrne for a visceral, throat-grabbing experience. The screenplay draws partially on Bronstein's personal experiences and is described as visual and descriptive. The film opens Oct. 17 in the Bay Area, and Byrne received a Mill Valley Spotlight award.
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