Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon—sex addiction.
Thanks for Sharing tackles sex addiction within a rom-com framework, which gives it a degree of tonal novelty, but the execution is uneven. The ensemble cast—including Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, and Gwyneth Paltrow—delivers competent, grounded performances that elevate the material above its script's limitations. The plot follows fairly predictable recovery-drama and romantic-comedy beats, with emotional setbacks and reconciliations that feel schematic rather than earned. Cinematography is functional and unremarkable, typical of mid-budget New York-set dramedies. The ending resolves too neatly given the complexity of addiction narratives, undercutting the film's more honest earlier moments.