The Art of Self-Defense
R
6.6
2019
1 hr 44 min
Comedy
, Thriller
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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- Cast：
- Jesse Eisenberg , Alessandro Nivola , Imogen Poots , Steve Terada , David Zellner , Phillip Andre Botello , Jason Burkey
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A lot of fun.
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It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.
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It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
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All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
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