\n\tIt would have seemed safe to assume that public interest in anything related to Anna Nicole Smith has long since passed its sell-by date. But apparently not to the makers of the too-cutely titled new film about the legal travails of Smith\u2019s former doctor, Sandeep Kapoor, who was charged with multiple crimes related to his treatment of the reality TV star after her 2007 death from a drug overdose at age 39. Based on Kapoor\u2019s self-published memoir (that should have been a clue), Trust Me, I\u2019m a Doctor feels like it\u2019s arriving nearly two decades too late.<\/p>\n
\n\tWritten and directed by Thane Economou \u2014 whose sole previous feature credit, 2016\u2019s The Wedding Party, is described in the press notes as \u201ca rom-com filmed in one continuous 119-minute take\u201d \u2014 the movie stars Kal Penn<\/a> as the unfortunate doctor who got a bit carried away with his colorful new patient, played by Abbie Cornish<\/a> (Bright Star<\/a>). He became her friend and confidant, seduced by her fame and lifestyle. Attempting to explain himself, he asks, \u201cHave you ever walked on a red carpet?\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tTrust Me, I’m a Doctor\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\tThe Bottom Line<\/p>\n \tOy!<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tRelease date: Friday, October 16 \n\tKapoor was often photographed with her at various events and parties, most notably when he rode in her limo as part of a West Hollywood gay pride parade.<\/p>\n \n\tBeginning the story with a depiction of the police raid on Kapoor\u2019s home that feels more than a little exaggerated in its rabid intensity, the story flashes back to chronicle his relationship with his patient as related during a discovery session with his attorney Ellyn Garofalo (a fine Linda Hamilton<\/a>).<\/p>\n \n\tEconomou frequently adopts a decidedly jokey approach, as if he\u2019s aware that it would be hard to take seriously this story involving such outlandish real-life figures as Smith; photographer Larry Birkhead (Ted Jefferies), who filed a paternity suit against her over her daughter Dannielynn; Howard K. Stern (David Julian Hirsh), her lawyer, who co-starred with her in a reality TV show and who also claimed he was Dannielynn\u2019s father; and Harvey Levin<\/a> (Elon Gold), the founder of TMZ<\/a>. Penn\u2019s Kapoor narrates the proceedings, often breaking the fourth wall to address us directly. A tired running gag involves Stern\u2019s name (\u201cno, the other one,\u201d characters point out to separate him from the radio show host).<\/p>\n
Cast: Kal Penn, Linda Hamilton, David Julian Harish, Abbie Cornish
Director-screenwriter: Thane Economou
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRated R,
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 hour 51 minutes\n\t\t<\/p>\n