The Air I Breathe Details

[Highly rated reviewer]

A very well told story about human emotions!

First of all, this film did have problems. There were a lot of flaws, and some of the coincidences seemed stupid and irrelevant, but it does not fail to show emotion. The emotions are all scattered. Not just one person can have one, and I think that is the point of the film. My first time seeing it, i thought it was just a GOOD film. After seeing it over three times, i can really say it is a very great film. The Acting is phenomenal, and Sarah Michelle Gellar gives her best performance to date. She really shows what she is capable of. She portrays the right signs of Sorrow. Andy Garcia was also great. The direction, from a first time director, was really amazing. The were a lot of beautiful scenes, great cinematography. It is a pleasure to watch. Some of the songs played, are kinda cheesy, but those songs go away fast. BUT the score is truly amazing. It totally captures the right feel that the film portrayed. The film should have been longer. It was only 90 minutes, it was very fast paced. They should have shown more screen time with Gellar and Bacon. The rushed feeling has a positive side to it. The film never gets boring. It grabs you completely(and for some people, that is what they want). Yes, the biggest problem is the screenplay, which at times seems silly, some of the dialogue, but the film also has powerful moments and some GREAT dialogue(sort of like the 2004 film Crash). Overall, I have fallen in love with it. It is very underrated, and some of the negative feedback it has received is not worth it. See it, expect flaws, but see it expecting something big, something about human complexity, and you will not be disappointed

The Air I Breathe

Actually 4.5 stars, this film is Magnolia and Crash on a smaller personnel scale but still with a terrific cast list. I was gripped by this film, how all the different stories combine is breathtaking! Garcia was fantastic, a particularly epic performance and allowed to really come out of his shell compared to Ocean's 11, 12, 13.

Brendan Fraser played a role very reminiscent to that of Kyle Reese in Terminator in the end, with regards to his protection of the singer. The future viewing aspect is similar to that of Nicolas Cage in Next too. Whitaker plays that superb jittery role once again as only he can and although I wanted to see more of Kevin Bacon, his acting was top-class once more. I was also pleasantly surprised with Sarah Michelle Gellar's grasp of her character and the turmoil she endures throughout, very convincing.

Not 5 stars for the lack of Bacon and the influence of other films a little too evident but for what it is, an absolutely brilliant picture and a superb debut for the director.