Follows comedian/author/activist Russell Brand as he dives headlong into drugs, sex & fame in an attempt to find happiness, only to realize that our culture feeds us bad ideas & empty idols.
Messy but thought-provoking look at the titular entertainer, from Ondi Timoner.
A Second Coming is likely to leave audiences with a mixture of admiration for and baffled exasperation with its subject. It shows Brand’s fitful brilliance but doesn’t downplay his narcissism or his unique ability to inspire and infuriate at exactly the same time.
In Ondi Timoner’s documentary portrait, comedian/political agitator Russell Brand emerges as unembarrassable, uninterruptible and impervious to mockery.
Like the comedian, this documentary is inspired, funny and infuriating.
he film keeps going round in circles, never quite nailing Brand or making a convincing case for why he matters.
Dig! director Ondi Timoner turns in a more down-and-dirty documentary account of the standup’s attempts to spark world revolution.
Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Tuesday November 10, 2015, until Thursday November 12, 2015. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com
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