Information
Released Year: 2019
Runtime: 104 minutes
Directors: Riley Stearns
Casts: Phillip Andre Botello, Leland Orser, Apollo Bacala, Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots, Alessandro Nivola, Jason Burkey, Steve Terada, David Zellner, Dallas Edwards, Caroline Amiguet, Hauke Bahr
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(5 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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Film Threat -
The Art Of Self Defense is set in a very peculiar world populated by eccentric characters. While that might turn some off, due to the vision of director Riley Stearns and his incredible production team, as well as a top-notch cast, the movie is as hilarious as it is unpredictable. It emerges as a strong early contender for best film of the year.
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Variety -
This singular black comedy balances off-kilter humor with an unexpectedly thriller-esque undercurrent, to the extent that audiences will find it tough to anticipate either the jokes or the dark, “Fight Club”-like turn things eventually take — all to strikingly original effect.
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IndieWire -
Stearns’ tone involves a tricky negotiation between the melancholy and the macabre. “The Art of Self-Defense” doesn’t always pull that balance off, but it has enough ambition and wacky payoff to make the zany gamble worthwhile.
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Consequence of Sound -
A singular work, brimming with ideas, by a budding visionary with a hell of a lot to say.
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The Film Stage -
When the film works it veers into the domain of the uncomfortably hilarious as the maladjusted becomes a malcontent without a choice.
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The Art of Self-Defense (2019)
Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman fighting for her place in it.
The Art of Self-Defense (2019)
(5 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 2019
Runtime: 104 minutes
Directors: Riley Stearns
Casts: Phillip Andre Botello, Leland Orser, Apollo Bacala, Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots, Alessandro Nivola, Jason Burkey, Steve Terada, David Zellner, Dallas Edwards, Caroline Amiguet, Hauke Bahr
Storyline
Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman fighting for her place in it.
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Reviews
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Film Threat -
The Art Of Self Defense is set in a very peculiar world populated by eccentric characters. While that might turn some off, due to the vision of director Riley Stearns and his incredible production team, as well as a top-notch cast, the movie is as hilarious as it is unpredictable. It emerges as a strong early contender for best film of the year.
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Variety -
This singular black comedy balances off-kilter humor with an unexpectedly thriller-esque undercurrent, to the extent that audiences will find it tough to anticipate either the jokes or the dark, “Fight Club”-like turn things eventually take — all to strikingly original effect.
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IndieWire -
Stearns’ tone involves a tricky negotiation between the melancholy and the macabre. “The Art of Self-Defense” doesn’t always pull that balance off, but it has enough ambition and wacky payoff to make the zany gamble worthwhile.
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Consequence of Sound -
A singular work, brimming with ideas, by a budding visionary with a hell of a lot to say.
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The Film Stage -
When the film works it veers into the domain of the uncomfortably hilarious as the maladjusted becomes a malcontent without a choice.
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Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman fighting for her place in it.
Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman fighting for her place in it.
Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman fighting for her place in it.
Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman fighting for her place in it.