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Overall Rank: 31020
Average Rating: 2.2/4
# of Ratings: 3
Theatrical Release Date: 11/30/2007
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 06/10/2008
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jessica Yu
Actors: Hans-Joachim Klein, Mark Salzman, Chris Diamantopoulos, Marina Sirtis
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3/4
A Solid Small Documentary
Franz Patrick - wrote on 06/12/2008
This movie feels like a college thesis. That said, I liked it a bit because it was done in a focused manner. I liked how four people's lives that seem so different end up having a commonality: their lives following a Euripidean dramatic structure. It would have been a lot better if the audiences got a taste of a woman's perspective instead of just all four men. By not presenting a woman's point of view, it made me wonder if the Euripidean dramatic structure solely apply to men. But luckily, the four men's lives are interesting: the martial arts student wanted to belong, the "ex-gay" evangelist desperately wanted to be something he's not, the bank robber craves power since as a child he did not taste it, and the German terrorist wanted to achieve redemption. Since the movie is short, it …
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