Adventures of Power

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Adventures of Power

PG-13

2008

1h 36m

Adventure

Comedy

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In his quest to become the world's greatest air-drummer, a small-town dreamer must overcome obstacles and ridicule to save the day.

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Cliff Doerksen

Chicago Reader

It's such a fine line between clever and stupid, and this Spinal Tap-caliber cult item maintains a perfect balance.

Feb 2, 2010

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Not even the always reliable talents of McKean and Lynch can help pull this comedy out of its ironic slump.

Rated: 1.5/5

Oct 23, 2009

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Michael Ordoña

Los Angeles Times

Gold places his fond comedy in the '80s with all the cinematic skill of early MTV.

Oct 16, 2009

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Chase Whale

ChaseWhale.com

Writer-director-star Ari Gold understands the diversity of humor and does a superb job balancing the absurd with the laugh out loud funny. He just gets it.

Feb 22, 2015

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Sean P. Means

Salt Lake Tribune

Gold attempts to show Power as a "Napoleon Dynamite"-like charmer, but Gold's spastic performance induces more cringes than smiles.

Rated: 1/4

Oct 22, 2009

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Jeff Vice

Deseret News (Salt Lake City)

The film's penchant for dorky nostalgia -- especially '70s and '80s-era music -- quickly becomes irritating. It deserves a real tongue-lashing for trying to re-introduce the inexplicable Mr. Mister hit "Kyrie" into the American consciousness.

Oct 22, 2009

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Andrew H

Loved the passion, innocence and joy of a great, offbeat story, well told.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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Audience Member

Just the premise of this movie makes me chuckle inside whenever I think about it. I thought it was just absurd enough to be a good comedy. Certainly not everyone's cup of tea but so ridiculous it's funny.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

This movie is pure gold

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Vladimir N

This gem of a movie completely justifies what me and a lot of people of my lost generation are! I adore every second of it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/31/20

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My wife and I found this comedy to be very silly, but very endearing. I was initially interested to see it because I'm a Rush fan, but I enjoyed the jokes (even the silly ones) and I really appreciated the backdrop of the New Mexico miners' strike. Several member reviews felt that having the strike as a backdrop to the plot didn't serve either the comedy aspect of the film or the "serious" aspect, but I actually feel that it was effective.(Coincidentally, my wife had recently rented "Salt of the Earth," and - perhaps significantly - neither of us were able to sit through it.) The relationship between the hero and the deaf heroine is actually pretty moving, as well as the fact that the hero, although laughable to many, finds friends among underdogs, everywhere he goes. This is a fun, silly film that entertains and, if you're willing to let the film work on you, offers messages about empowering yourself and fighting with whatever tools you have (which, by the way, is the theme of many Rush songs).

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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I loved this movie! Definitely very goofy, but a very heartwarming story about a man who stands up for himself and his town and shows people what you can do when you believe in yourself.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Synopsis

In his quest to become the world's greatest air-drummer, a small-town dreamer must overcome obstacles and ridicule to save the day.

Director: Ari Gold
Producer: Andrea Sperling
Screenwriter: Ari Gold
Production Co: Grack Films
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual References|Some Language)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.2K
Runtime: 1h 36m

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