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The Art of Self-Defense
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.
- Original title
- The Art of Self-Defense
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $1,800,000
- Revenue
- $2,400,000
Gimly
Jan 17, 2020 · via TMDB
I went in expecting mumblecore, but got more of a Wes Anderson (which, to be fair, a primary influence of mumblecore). Wes Anderson almost always has violence in his movies, but probably nothing so brutal as _The Art of Self-Defense_. I thought that the whole movie would essentially be setting up Eisenberg as an awkward, meek nerd, who at the very end would go uber-violent, and the joke that they bothered to make a movie for would essentially be "You didn't think this guy would punch very good but then he does". Happy to say, I was wrong. Not only does Eisenberg punch pretty good on actually more than one occasion, there's also a story in _The Art of Self-Defense_ as well, which I was not expecting. Now I still didn't think it was very good, and I definitely didn't think it was very funny, but my very low expectations were exceeded, so in the end I'm actually moderately happy with this one. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
SWITCH.
Sep 8, 2019 · via TMDB
‘The Art of Self-Defense’ is a truly funny, dark experience that will polarise audiences, hopefully leaving most of them satisfied. Just try not to think about it too much. - Ashley Teresa Read Ashley's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-art-of-self-defense-a-satire-as-pitch-black-as-a-karate-belt
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Jesse Eisenberg
Casey
Alessandro Nivola
Sensei
Imogen Poots
Anna
Steve Terada
Thomas
David Zellner
Henry
Phillip Andre Botello
Kennith
Jason Burkey
Alex
C.J. Rush
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Leland Orser
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Josh Fadem
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Justin Eaton
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Caroline Amiguet
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Charlotte Royer
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Nikki Stanley
Stunt Double
T. Ryan Mooney
Stunt Double
Dan Mast
Stunt Driver
Nick DeKay
Stunt Driver
Steve Terada
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Ross Kohnstam
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John Ross
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Riley Stearns
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David Zellner
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Kent Sanderson
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Nathan Zellner
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