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Adventures of Power

Play trailer Poster for Adventures of Power PG-13 2008 1h 36m Adventure Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 02/02/2010
It's such a fine line between clever and stupid, and this Spinal Tap-caliber cult item maintains a perfect balance. Go to Full Review
Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle 10/23/2009
1.5/5
Not even the always reliable talents of McKean and Lynch can help pull this comedy out of its ironic slump. Go to Full Review
Michael Ordoña Los Angeles Times 10/16/2009
Gold places his fond comedy in the '80s with all the cinematic skill of early MTV. Go to Full Review
Chase Whale ChaseWhale.com 02/22/2015
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. Go to Full Review
Sean P. Means Salt Lake Tribune 10/22/2009
1/4
Gold attempts to show Power as a "Napoleon Dynamite"-like charmer, but Gold's spastic performance induces more cringes than smiles. Go to Full Review
Jeff Vice Deseret News (Salt Lake City) 10/22/2009
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. Go to Full Review
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Andrew H 04/22/2024 Loved the passion, innocence and joy of a great, offbeat story, well told. See more 01/09/2021 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. See more 08/08/2020 This movie is pure gold See more Vladimir N 07/31/2020 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! See more 07/02/2018 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). See more 09/17/2017 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. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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