I Am I

Released Jun 13, 2014

1h 27m

Drama

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30%

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10 Reviews

56%

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50+ Ratings

A woman (Jocelyn Towne) pretends to be her late mother in order to maintain a relationship with her delusional father (Kevin Tighe).

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

People sometimes complain that flashy, ostentatious visual stylization takes them out of the movie; what took me out of this movie was its flat, lifeless, unimaginative and conventional visual style ...

Rated: 2/4

Jun 13, 2014

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Andy Webster

New York Times

The film, financed by a Kickstarter campaign, looks polished enough. But its investors' money might have been better spent elsewhere.

Jun 12, 2014

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Inkoo Kang

Los Angeles Times

[Towne] proves unable to keep the film's originality from rapidly curdling into preposterousness.

Jun 12, 2014

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Nikola Grozdanovic

The Playlist

While there are more than a couple moments of tenderness, which most parents and children will be able to relate to, the great intentions "I Am I" may have had with its intimate story of bonding fall far too short.

Rated: D+

Aug 24, 2014

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David Noh

Film Journal International

Towne's premise is, to say the least, a bit trying, and she does not help matters by presenting it in such a grimly purposeful manner, devoid of any relieving black humor one would think inherent in her material.

Jun 12, 2014

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

Isn't bold work, but it's interesting when it finds true intimacy, masterminding a few suspenseful moments of poor judgment and bruised hearts that hold attention.

Rated: B

Jun 11, 2014

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Audience Member

Interesting concept, the ending was sweat. She portrayed the trauma of having to keep up the lie well.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Synopsis

A woman (Jocelyn Towne) pretends to be her late mother in order to maintain a relationship with her delusional father (Kevin Tighe).

Director: Jocelyn Towne
Producer: Jennifer Dubin, Cora Olson
Screenwriter: Jocelyn Towne
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Present Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 13, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 14, 2015
Runtime: 1h 27m

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