The Art of Self-Defense
Taste attributes: actioncomedythrillercrimeanimalsfastfresh & originalunsavourylightimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeA breakneck, heightened comedy: dark and low-key. Best if you like pace over patience.
Pace: very fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
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- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
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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- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2019
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Status
- Released
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