Peaceful Warrior [2006]

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Audience Rating: Parental Guidance Binding: DVD EAN: 5060020626661 Format: PAL Label: Anchor Bay Manufacturer: Anchor Bay Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Anchor Bay Region Code: 2 Release Date: 2008-04-21 Running Time: 120 Studio: Anchor Bay Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: I found it a struggle, and far from inspiring... Comment: To be honest, this film is decidedly mediocre. Its purpose is clearly to bring to light some of the spiritual discoveries made by Dan Millman, which started in some way with the experiences which make up the basis of this story. Now I like Karate Kid and I like Rocky - I like 'sports star up against it' in principle, and I understand how it can be inspiring. And I like the 'be in the moment' philosophy that the characters discuss - although I know it from the Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. So why didn't I really like this film? The script just isn't very good. And when the script is so poor - with some lines that are truly terrible, and some scenes so poorly crafted that the actors (who aren't all that bad) really struggle - any message is lost amidst a film which is confused and difficult to watch. If you want to put across a message in a film then the film also has to work as a film on its own. This film feels like it was written by someone who knew nothing about gymnastics, and so avoided any sort of references to that (I was taught nothing about gymnastics here, not even vocabulary), and what in the end ensues is just a stream of philosophical ideas strung together clumsily by characters even the most sympathetic audience would struggle to develop any affection for. Not because they are fundamentally dislikable, but because they are fundamentally without depth. I've just read that paragraph back and it sounds a little damning. That's not to say that the film is without its positives - it is beautifully shot, and reasonably acted - and maybe if you hadn't seen the Karate Kid, the sporting side of it wouldn't feel so poorly put together. But to be honest, there is very little here that I will remember fondly, and I would never suggest to anyone else that they should sit through it. I can imagine that some people with more patience than me, or to whom the philosphy or genre are new, might find a way to enjoy it, however, so I will give it a second star! Customer Rating: Summary: Interesting spiritual journey Comment: and the usual Victor Salva display of beautiful males, which adds to the enjoyment of what is actually a more substantial story, one not about merely achieving but the journey there, inner turmoil. Does all this mean it works as a film? Well, not entirely, but if it fails at all it's not because it's badly shot or directed or acted, far from it, but the original story itself. Customer Rating: Summary: Predictable sports movie Comment: This movie is of the sports feelgood variety, and follows the archetypal story line perfectly. A young but arrogant gymnast meets a mentor in the form of a very strange gas station attendant (Nick Nolte). The boy dubs him Socrates (because he is wise?). I never found out exactly how or why Socrates seems to be able to teleport, or how it related to the story. Although relatively enjoyable, you really have to switch your brain off. I can't remember seeing it in the cinemas so this probably went straight to DVD. There are many movies like it, and I suspect that you have to be a gymnast to even find anything redeeming in this. But then, I'm not a gymnast so I couldn't really tell you. I suspect that teenage girls will enjoy watching the boys do their thing on the bars, but for the rest of us it is something we will probably want to forget. Customer Rating: Summary: Outlandish mystical gymnastics. Comment: The plot you have seen before. Obnoxious loner meets weird old man, who transforms his life. The film embraces ideas from other films such as karate kid, to produce an unattractive pretentious mess. The lead character is a gymnast and a beer swilling jock. Not a credible combination to start with. Action starts with a bizzarre combination of live action and computer graphics. In the next scene magic starts happening. With every scene the plot becomes more and more disappointing. The main plus point is Nick Noltes performance. He was well cast and put in a good performance. Mind you he was blessed with not having as many dreadful lines to deliver as the lead. Amy Smart was convincing as the fleeting love interest. Why she wasn't used more I don't understand. The biggest problem is perhaps that the transformed gymnast was as unlovable at the end of the film as at the start. The climax is just as disappointing as the opening and I couldn't honestly recommend this film to anyone. Customer Rating: Summary: Spiritual fluff Comment: I thought this was just OK. As others have said, it's along the lines of 'The Karate Kid' or 'Rocky' but with a hefty dollop of spiritual proselytising thrown in. Arrogant gymnast has accident, reevaluates himself and his life in its wake with the help of mysterious, gnarled guru played by Nolte. Maybe the book is deeper and has a more subtle and meaningful message, but I can't pretend to be keen to find out. Worth a watch I suppose if you can't be bothered to read a self-help manual. More Reviews