Diane Venora,
Michael Bowen,
Greg Germann,
Monty Lapica,
Kristina Anapau
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Monty Lapica's drama Self-Medicated tells the story of a 17-year-old boy who is having a very difficult time dealing with the grief he experiences after his father dies. After the boy slides into a wi... read more
DVD Release Date: March 1, 2009
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September 4, 2007
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
August 31, 2007
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle
Though the script and storytelling could have used more polish, Lapica's honesty provides the lasting impression. Full Review
August 31, 2007
Jan Stuart, Newsday
Lapica's lack of distance from his story is both the film's strength and its weakness. Full Review
August 31, 2007
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Note to fledgling directors: when making a movie, you don't have to do everything yourself. In fact, you probably shouldn't. Full Review
August 31, 2007
Michael Ordoņa, Los Angeles Times
Self-Medicated must have been cathartic for writer-director-producer-star Monty Lapica to make, but its therapeutic value for audiences is questionable. Full Review
August 31, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
On the basis of this film, Monty Lapica, at 24, has a career ahead of him as a director, an actor or both. He also has a life ahead of him, which the film does a great deal to make clear. Full Review
August 31, 2007
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
The movie slides toward melodrama with some stale business about the hero spreading his late father's ashes and an embarrassing sequence in which a homeless man washes Lapica's car, delivers a benedic... Full Review
August 31, 2007
Janice Page, Boston Globe
Lapica's debut impresses with its strong, clear voice and desire to tell a very personal story not just of substance abuse but of that abuse's painful root cause. Full Review
August 31, 2007
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Monty Lapica's film about the self-destructive behavior of a 17-year-old suffers from severe dramatic droop.
August 30, 2007
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Self Medicated is that rare treat: a really good movie and, one hopes for Lapica, the start of something even bigger. Full Review
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