Adventures of Power

 (2008)


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User Reviews

Sundance Film Guide
May 10, 2008
sundance_2008 - imdb.com
If you've ever heard the classic Rush song "Tom Sawyer," you may have found yourself flailing your arms in a rhythmic motion known as "air drumming." Neil Peart, Rush's legendary drummer, casts a wicked spell, but if you've managed to... Full review
amazing comedy.... can't wait!!!!
Nov 12, 2007
Kathi Eckerberg - imdb.com
I saw this film when my acting class was invited to give comments at a test screening. I loved it, it is hilarious and very touching movie. It reminds me of The Full Monty (English film) but more weird and... Full review

Critics Reviews

| Oct 13, 2009
Film Journal International
you've more or less got the protagonist of the inane Adventures of Power ..... ... Full Review
| Oct 09, 2009
Atomic Popcorn
Her charisma and backbone made up what Power had been lacking the entire movie.....This movie is so chock full of quirk that none of the characters are even remotely believable..... ... Full Review
| Oct 08, 2009
Hollywood Reporter, US
But for most of its running time, it buys into the feel-good formula, aiming to blend silliness and social issues into an inspirational tale.....The rhythm's off in this goofy tale of an air-drumming underdog..... ... Full Review
| Oct 08, 2009
The New York Times
basically your enjoyment of this film will be proportional to your tolerance for the one-joke phenomenon of air drumming.....Adventures of Power" is sprinkled with moderately amusing comic moments....Mr. Gold the actor needed to be more eccentrically lovable and less irksome..... ... Full Review
| Feb 21, 2009
Sacramento Bee
Funny, but Ari Gold also is the name of Jeremy Piven 's agent character on "Entourage. ... Full Review

News

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. I've been following Ari Gold's ADVENTURES OF POWER since seeing it premiere in the midnight slot at Sundance last year. I really enjoyed myself ( as can be evidenced by my review ) and dug the... ... Full Article

Also reviewed: 'Black Dynamite,' 'Bronson,' 'Creating Karma, 'Eating Out' and more. The mass of men may lead lives of quiet desperation, but Power? He's living the drum. ... Full Article

There's a great little comedy coming out in a limited release this week, a Sundance 2008 favorite of mine called " Adventures of Power ," from director Ari Gold . ... Full Article

Good news for beleaguered state workers: On Friday, Feb. 27, the Movies on a Big Screen series in West Sacramento will show the comedy "Adventures of Power" (trailer above) free of charge to state workers and other viewers who flash... ... Full Article

View all stories from this issue. Shoreline Entertainment has picked up international rights ahead of Cannes to Ari Gold's air drumming comedy Adventures Of Power, which premiered at Sundance.Gold's feature directorial debut stars himself as a small-town dreamer who tries... ... Full Article

Gold's a gifted comedian, and it's a natural progression that the guy behind "Culture" (a 60-second Dogma 95 sendup in which Gold, armed with an invisible arsenal, pantomimes an over-the-top gun battle) should graduate from "air guns" to air drums. ... Full Article

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