The Art of Self-Defense


2019 satire

Rating: 12/20

Plot: After surviving a violent attack, a guy tries to become a man by taking kung-fu lessons.

There are some funny moments in Riley Stearns satirical swipe at 21st Century masculinity, but the one-note deadpan world he creates, an appropriately timeless one, gets a little tiresome and sterile by the end. The story's a little predictable, and the satire is that kind of fish-in-a-barrel thing that's been done before.

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