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The Air I Breathe (2007)

Director: Jieho Lee

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From Time Out London

Like a series of unattributed quotations from an undergraduate essay on Zen philosophy backed by a  marathon of Emo pop videos, this pompous, concept-driven debut from American director Jieho Lee is about as hollow and doom-harbouring as an empty coffin.

Smitten by the current vogue for expansive, interwoven narratives and large, star-studded casts, the stifling confines of attainable human experience have led writer Bob DeRosa to endow Brendan Fraser’s unflappable chop-sockey debt collector with the ability to see into the future, then blithely moves on to a sub-plot involving an ER doctor (Kevin Bacon) who is trying to save the life of a dying woman (Julie Delpy), but can’t because she has a blood type that hasn’t been discovered yet. The message the film appears to be hammering home is that everything in life, no matter how trivial, inevitably leads to abject misery; and when you’ve sat through this film, boy, you’ll know it.

Author: David Jenkins 2008-05-13 12:50:36

Time Out London Issue 1969, May 15-21, 2008


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  • Denise said...
    Posted on Jan 20 2009 11:13 Utter nonsense. Disappointing 'coz there were some good actors in it. What went wrong ?
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  • Archipom said...
    Posted on Dec 11 2008 11:24 Unwatchable - unless you're looking for reasons to use that razor blade.
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Cast & crew

Director: Jieho Lee

Cast: Forest Whitaker, Brendan Fraser, Andy Garcia, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Andy Garcia

Rated: 15

Duration: 97 mins

UK Release: May 16 2008
US Release: Dec 13 2007




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