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Brand: A Second Coming

Documentary - 2015
Brand: A Second Coming
5.9
73%
63
Comic Russell Brand uses drugs, sex and fame in a quest for happiness, only to find it remains elusive. As he explores iconic figures such as Gandhi, Malcolm X, Che Guevara, and Jesus, he transforms himself into a political antagonist.
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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
105 min
Release date:
13 Mar 2015
Country:
GB, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Brand is incapable of the focus for anything deeper than tactics of charm, glibness, and shock.
– Chris Packham,
Village Voice,
29 Sep 2015
fresh:
Whether you agree with his system-damning rhetoric or see him as no better than anyone else in our clogged punditocracy, "Brand: A Second Coming" is, if not a careful portrait, at least an orgy of personality.
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Sep 2015
fresh:
Timoner's doc seems at its best when asking if a person can grow up, atone for their mistakes, lead people to think and make them laugh, all at the same time and in public.
– James Rocchi,
TheWrap,
23 Sep 2015
fresh:
A thoroughly entertaining doc that serves also as a primer on Brand's shockingly successful comedy career and an introduction to his singular personality.
– John DeFore,
Hollywood Reporter,
21 Aug 2015
fresh:
Ondi Timoner delivers an engaging portrait of Russell Brand's journey from pop celebrity to still-funny political commentator.
– Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
25 Apr 2015
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