The Air I Breathe (2007)
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12% of critics liked it
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61% of users liked it
(22,553 ratings)
Four stories, representing the emotional principles of love, pleasure, sorrow, and happiness, come together in this episodic drama from first-time director Jieho Lee. A powerful crime boss, Fingers (Andy Garcia), subtly controls the destinies of four people whose circumstances have brought them to a… More Four stories, representing the emotional principles of love, pleasure, sorrow, and happiness, come together in this episodic drama from first-time director Jieho Lee. A powerful crime boss, Fingers (Andy Garcia), subtly controls the destinies of four people whose circumstances have brought them to a crossroads in their lives. A quiet business executive (Forest Whitaker) is told that an upcoming horse race has been rigged and bets everything he has on his belief that the story is true. A noted pop singer (Sarah Michelle Gellar) discovers her career is hanging in the balance when she's forced to sever ties with her manager. A doctor (Kevin Bacon) must set aside a physician's traditional guidelines when circumstances demand he treat the woman he loves after a serious accident. And a criminal (Brendan Fraser) has a powerful vision of the future, but can't decide if his premonitions are to be trusted. The Air I Breathe received its world premiere at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jieho Lee
- Written By
- Jieho Lee, Bob DeRosa
- Genres
- Drama
- In Theaters
- Jan 25, 2008 Wide
- Studio
- ThinkFilm
Critic Reviews
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Claudia Puig, USA Today
Each story has its moments, but Air lacks an overarching vision.
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Kyle Smith, New York Post
Brendan Fraser is Pleasure, Sarah Michelle Gellar is Sorrow, Kevin Bacon is Love, Forest Whitaker is Happiness, and the director is Pretension.
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Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
I can't fault any of the actors for anything other than bad judgment. Their performances are fine, but a good fortune cookie might have told them to stay away from this.
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Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times
A stew of cheap irony, ponderous but meaningless allegory, violence and pretension, the movie is all borrowed style and calculated pandering. It does, however, get more ludicrous by the minute. So in that sense, it's good for an occasional laugh.
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Gene Seymour, Newsday
With any luck, The Air I Breathe should be the last gasp of the faux-Altmanesque school of serendipitous storytelling.
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Cast
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Forest Whitaker
as Happiness
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Brendan Fraser
as Pleasure
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Sarah Michelle Gellar
as Sorrow
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Kevin Bacon
as Love
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Andy Garcia
as Fingers
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Julie Delpy
as Gina
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Clark Gregg
as Henry
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Emile Hirsch
as Tony
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Cecilia Suárez
as Allison
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Kelly Hu
as Jiyoung
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Evan Parke
as Danny
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Taylor Nichols
as Sorrow's Father
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Victor Rivers
as Eddie
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Todd Stashwick
as Frank
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Jon Bernthal
as Interviewer
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Will Maier
as Mr. Parks
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Eduardo Victoria
as Banker 1
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Salvador García Ruiz
as Banker 2
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John Cho
as Banker 3
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Jason Dolley
as Young Pleasure
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Sasha Pieterse
as Young Sorrow
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Alex Terminel
as Markie
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Fervio Castillo
as Young Love
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Kari Wuhrer
as Correspondent
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Josh Flaum
as Gina's Assistant
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Norma Angelica
as Clothing Shop Woman
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Lenny Zundel
as Clothing Shop Owner
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Jack Koenig
as Seedy Old Man
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George Belanger
as Old Gangster
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Tomas Goros
as Gangster
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Joan Seudra Morales
as Gangaster
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Alejandro De La Pena
as Gangaster
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Diana Garcia
as Tony's Brunette
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Claudia Cervantes
as Tony's Red Head
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Andrew Deichman
as Pizza Delivery Guy
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Tania Himelfarb
as Young Heidi
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Sheery Ham Bernard
as Nurse 1
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Lisa Owen
as Nurse 2
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Emilio Savinni
as Tuddy
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Rodrigo Santacruz
as Teenager 1
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Catherine Papile
as Teenage Girl 2





