Film Review – Anesthesia

The weight of the world and its myriad of connections are felt in “Anesthesia,” a multi-character odyssey of misery orchestrated by writer/director/co-star Tim Blake Nelson (his first helming gig since 2009’s “Leaves of Grass”). There’s an idea here concerning human denial that’s inherently powerful, examined through the actions of fallible characters scrambling for meaning in their lives, but Nelson generally swats away natural behavior in favor of a more theatrical presentation. Stiff and unsatisfying, “Anesthesia” doesn’t snap together profoundly, straining to reach a sophisticated examination of desperation and confusion while it offers tedious dramatics typically found in a Lifetime Movie. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com