Love, Antosha

Though clearly an adoring tribute, Love, Antosha allows its subject a sort of complicated humanity that expands our understanding of him.

It serves as both a celebration of Yelchin's life and a tribute to his parents, particularly his mother. That infuses the film with a warmth and compassion that keeps it from feeling like a funeral-service memorial.

Mostly, the Antosha of "Love, Antosha" seems like a good kid: someone whose life -- and tragic death -- should inspire us to spend our brief time here as wisely and as well as he did.

It's very powerful and also very sad.

The title is how the immigrant's child closed his frequent and heartfelt letters to his fiercely devoted mother Irina, and the film plays a bit like her loving reply: a tribute to the son whose grave she still visits daily.

Unfortunately, Love, Antosha, while providing the requisite information, never rises above a sapling.

Love, Antosha will make you want to dive into the actors work, and it may even inspire you achieve more.

In Love Antosha, Garret Price celebrates Anton Yelchin with a delicate, profound, meaningful documentary that teaches us a lesson on how to live.

...ultimately, Love, Antosha is a love letter from Yelchin's parents.

...the documentary doesn't focus on his passing, instead shining a light on the things movie fans often forget or simply don't see: the oddball nature of an actor's personality.