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Experience a movie that will make you believe anyone can change the world.
Experience a movie that will make you believe anyone can change the w...
Comedy, Drama
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2007
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After a confrontation with one of his idols dashes his dreams of studying public speaking in college, Richard Pimentel joins the Army and ships off to Vietnam. During his service, Richard loses nearly all of his hearing. Joining a new circle of friends, including a man with cerebral palsy and an alcoholic war veteran, Richard discovers his gift for motivational speaking and becomes an advocate for people with disabilities.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
94 min
Release date:
5 Jan 2007
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$153,205
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
This is a nice little well-meaning idea for a movie, but even with three writers on the payroll, it never really catches fire.
– Rex Reed,
New York Observer,
31 Oct 2007
fresh:
This offbeat biopic is driven by Ron Livingston's engaging performance as Richard Pimentel, a gifted public speaker who lost his hearing in the Vietnam war and then spearheaded the disability rights movement in the U.S.
– Andrea Gronvall,
Chicago Reader,
2 Nov 2007
fresh:
Salawich's film is entertaining and leaves you with warm feelings from learning about this man who turned adversity into good for so many others.
– Marta Barber,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov 2007
fresh:
Pimentel's persistence and eventual triumph over prejudice and discrimination is a story worth telling, if only on a shoestring.
– Susan Walker,
Toronto Star,
9 Nov 2007
rotten:
The real world needs more dogged folks willing to tilt at windmills. But movies often don't do their stories justice, and that has happened again here.
– Claudia Puig,
USA Today,
9 Nov 2007