FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Brainsbell The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

natalieodean This show is about a family whose mother has multiple personality disorder. The casting and acting is stellar!! Toni Collette blew me away with her portrayal of multiple personality disorder, she deserves an award for her performance. This funny, serious, light-hearted, tear jerking show reminded me that family love can thrive despite mental illness. A healthy reminder that family love comes in all colors, shapes and sizes. This show touches on how mental illness affects all relationships. Marriage, siblings, friends, children and parent relationships are all touched on in this show. Just when you are shedding a tear, comedy ensues and you are ready for more.

Audrey_L This show is really fun and interesting in so many ways. Although it got dark towards the end I still enjoyed it, the drama just spiced things up. The comedy wasn't forced and I liked the subplots a lot (life experiences of Tara's kids and her sister).It's a shame that a show this good got canceled when a lot of mediocre series continue for at least 6 or 7 seasons.I believe that Tara's condition was portrayed realistically and although the impact it had on her family was devastating at times, at other times it was very funny. The ending was ambiguous, probably because the writers weren't expecting that it would get canceled. It would be better if we got at least one more half-season that would bring closure to the series but TV networks rarely do justice to the intelligent comedies. It's a shame.

diskcrasher My wife has DID (and PTSD, BPD, anxiety, ...) due to childhood abuse. There have been very few movies/shows about this disorder, and I found that I could really relate to this one. It does a very good job showing just what happens with someone who has DID, especially with the nearly immediate transition to alters and back. That was spot on. The dysfunction was also covered fairly well. Nothing is normal with mental illness. Normal day-to-day activities can turn upside down, and planning things can become impossible due to the unpredictability of it all. Even going to your job every day can be a challenge. Then there are days where everything seems perfectly normal.And that's an area they only lightly touched on. The suicide ideation/attempts, raging, depression, guilt, eating disorders, emergencies, money problems, lack of boundaries... these are much more severe and common than what they showed (but that probably wouldn't make for an as entertaining series.) And, at least in my wife's case, her alters aren't as well defined or as persistent. Some don't even have names, and frequently there is just dissociation without alters. None of them wear different clothes.The difficulty with getting proper treatment is also shown. But they didn't touch on the cost very much. Most insurances must "pre-approve" treatment for mental health issues, which is a joke. Break your leg, go to the hospital. Have a meltdown and need immediate counseling? Ask your insurance for permission first. And don't even think about paying for it out of your own pocket (unless you're independently wealthy, which you probably aren't since someone with DID isn't likely to be holding down a job).Overall, an entertaining but also educational look at DID. Someone did their homework.

copperncherrio Very much like Nurse Jackie, season one starts with a likable main character that has an interesting problem (In Tara's case, she's has multiple personalities), who is surrounded with lovable or at least likable minor characters. We feel distant towards the title character but still is fond of her despite her unconventional personality.In Tara's case, we love all her personalities except her real one. So everything was just fine and dandy, and she has the most understanding husband in the world, Max (who's also the man who was too good for Carrie in Sex and the City: Arian), until she turned bitch face. She became unreasonable and hate-able, and this time it wasn't her other personalities that got in the way of her life, rather it was her original personality. I would have given the show a higher rating if it was only season one, but this title character Tara has no excuse to be a bitch when her family is overly understanding of her.Despite those problems, her sister's character Charlmane (who I detested in season 1) has grown into someone we actually understand. The kids are likable, and surprisingly stable considering their mother's inconsideration towards their life. Her alternate personalities actually help her children, but it's her real one that is menace to her family life.