
Follows comedian/author/activist Russell Brand as he dives headlong into drugs, sex & fame in an attempt to find happiness, only to realize that our culture feeds us bad ideas & empty idols. Through his stand up, Brand explores his own true icons - Gandhi, Che Guevara, Malcolm X & Jesus Christ- & evolves from addict & Hollywood star to an unexpected political disruptor & newfound hero to the underserved. Will Brand hold fast against the roar of criticism to break out of the v... (Full plot summary below)
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Follows comedian/author/activist Russell Brand as he dives headlong into drugs, sex & fame in an attempt to find happiness, only to realize that our culture feeds us bad ideas & empty idols. Through his stand up, Brand explores his own true icons - Gandhi, Che Guevara, Malcolm X & Jesus Christ- & evolves from addict & Hollywood star to an unexpected political disruptor & newfound hero to the underserved. Will Brand hold fast against the roar of criticism to break out of the very system that built him?
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| Screen InternationalFionnuala HalliganTimoner’s often-compelling documentary, which is neither an apology nor a hagiography, is an intriguing personal take on a man who turns out to be endlessly intriguing, no matter what you think of his antics. |
| The GuardianAlex NeedhamEven if you’re cynical about Brand’s motives, or just think that he’s a bit of berk, the film convinces you of the almost alarming sincerity of his political mission. |
| Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA thoroughly entertaining doc that serves also as a primer on Brand's shockingly successful comedy career and an introduction to his singular personality. |
| Time OutDave CalhounTimoner refuses to run fully with Brand’s elevated idea of himself, preferring to offer glimpses of a vulnerability and ruthlessness behind the clownish bluster. |
| Radio TimesDavid ParkinsonTime will tell, but Brand's fans and foes alike will find much to delight and disquiet them in this difficult, but consistently fascinating documentary. |
| London Evening StandardCharlotte O'SullivanLike The Emperor's New Clothes, A Second Coming gets your brain buzzing. |
| The PlaylistCharlie SchmidlinFor its majority, the film is all comedic and political fire, but as its winds down, Timoner rounds it off with a tone of melancholic, tragic inevitability to Brand’s life. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleWhether 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. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyBrand: A Second Coming is never dull, moving at a busy clip appropriate to its seemingly tireless globe-trotting protagonist. |
| The Herald (Scotland)Alison RowatThe annoying thing about Brand, as [director Ondi] Timoner's film shows, is that underneath all the posing is a funny, as in ha-ha, guy. |