The Air I Breathe
Sometimes the things we can't change... end up changing us.
In this powerful film, four very different people on the edge of desperation are unexpectedly linked by their destinies. A top-notch cast featuring Forest Whitaker, Andy Garcia, Kevin Bacon, Brendan Fraser, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Emile Hirsch unforgettably brings to life the stories of a clairvoyant gangster, a rising pop star, an unlikely bank robber and a doctor desperate to save the love of his life. Filled with surprising twists and turns, this suspenseful, action-filled drama employs both brutal violence and aching poetry in a moving exploration of the search for happiness in a gritty urban world.
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Great surprise - jenniedo
I don't even remember why I originally added this to my zip list, but it was a really wonderful surprise to watch it once it made its way to the top. It's four people's stories, essentially, which intertwine in some surprising ways. Surprisingly well-acted and well-written.Happiness, Pleasure, Sorrow, and Love. - AandW
Forrest Whittaker is his usual great self. Andy Garcia plays the roles of his life. Brendan Fraiser is surprisingly good in a serious role. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Kevin Bacon are adequate in supporting roles. This is another film in which fragments are shown in various lives that don't seem to be related in any way, but are re-pieced together to show how they are intertwined. If you like movies like Magnolia, you'll like this one as well. Great acting. Great writing. Keeps you interested and wondering what will happen next.happiness, pleasure, sorrow, and love. - colourlesswords
Forest Whitaker is Happiness; very unhappy and early on he bets 50000$ on a horse race that is supposedly fixed. It all goes very wrong for him. Andy Garcia plays Fingers; a tough guy who seems to be in control of all of the main characters lives. Brendan Fraser is Pleasure; a thug that works for Fingers who happens to be able to see the future. Emile Hirsch plays Tony; Fingers nephew. A completely different role for him. It was interesting to see. Sarah Michelle Gellar is Sorrow; a pop star who switches managers, without her consent, to Fingers. Kevin Bacon is Love; a doctor who needs to save the love of his life, with the help of Sorrow, as she has the same rare blood type. This movie has the characters dealing with some pretty complex situations and it is easy to get wrapped up in what the characters are feeling. Interesting and moving.
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Great surprise - jenniedo
I don't even remember why I originally added this to my zip list, but it was a really wonderful surprise to watch it once it made its way to the top. It's four people's stories, essentially, which intertwine in some surprising ways. Surprisingly well-acted ...Happiness, Pleasure, Sorrow, and Love. - AandW
Forrest Whittaker is his usual great self. Andy Garcia plays the roles of his life. Brendan Fraiser is surprisingly good in a serious role. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Kevin Bacon are adequate in supporting roles. This is another film in which fragments ...happiness, pleasure, sorrow, and love. - colourlesswords
Forest Whitaker is Happiness; very unhappy and early on he bets 50000$ on a horse race that is supposedly fixed. It all goes very wrong for him. Andy Garcia plays Fingers; a tough guy who seems to be in control of all of the main characters lives. Brendan ...