Canvas DVD Review

The paranoia that accompanies schizophrenia was very well portrayed. It also delves into the effects that schizophrenia has on the families. They really are victims too. You have the deep financial stress due to medical bills and prescriptions. The prescriptions alone for a single patient can easily run into the thousands every month after insurance has paid their part. I couldn't imagine being a child in such a situation. It breaks my heart to even think about it. Can you imagine the inner turmoil it would cause a child?

Marcia Gay Harden plays Mary, the mother and wife with schizophrenia. Her performance gave me chills. The choices are not great for schizophrenia. You are either dulled to the point that you hardly feel alive or you're hearing voices that aren't there.

This may not be everyone's ideal movie, but it really struck a chord with me. Someone very close to me suffers from schizophrenia. She has often said that almost every day she wakes she wishes that she could just end it. She has spent a lot of time in hospitals. The worst part of schizophrenia is that when someone is having a bad episode they trust nobody. That makes it really hard because they don't even trust those who are genuinely trying to help.

Written and Directed by
Joseph Greco

Cast
Joe Pantoliano
Marcia Gay Harden
Paul Lasa
Marcus Johns
Sophia Bairley
Darlene French-White
Devon Gearhart