
Elliot "White Lightning" Scott plans on becoming Canada's first action hero with his low-budget karate epic, Blood Fight. This surreal documentary captures two years in the lives of a passionate amateur filmmaker, his supportive partner Linda, and their outrageous cast-all trying to realize their dreams. With everyone's hopes and dreams pinned on Elliot, this comedic-drama unfolds into a shocking and complex examination of how we lie to ourselves.... (Full plot summary below)
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Elliot "White Lightning" Scott plans on becoming Canada's first action hero with his low-budget karate epic, Blood Fight. This surreal documentary captures two years in the lives of a passionate amateur filmmaker, his supportive partner Linda, and their outrageous cast-all trying to realize their dreams. With everyone's hopes and dreams pinned on Elliot, this comedic-drama unfolds into a shocking and complex examination of how we lie to ourselves.
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| Consequence of SoundSarah KurchakKung Fu Elliot allows viewers to become attached enough to Elliot that his lying and cheating behavior almost feels like a personal betrayal when you watch it. |
| Seattle WeeklyRobert HortonThere's some creepy stuff going on in Halifax, folks. |
| Toronto StarPeter HowellUltimately Kung Fu Elliot is a case study of how people often live the story they have in their minds, not the one that reality and fate have brought them. |
| The Hollywood OutsiderAaron Peterson[Directors Baukman and Belliveau] leave us with an intelligent dissection of the human condition. Roundhouse kick Kung Fu Elliot to the top of your must-see list. |
| Chicago ReaderBen SachsDirectors Matthew Bauckman and Jaret Belliveau withhold key information until the third act, forcing one to reevaluate everything that came before, but by then you may already have grown tired of the cheap laughs. |
| User ReviewWesley HI wanted this documentary to be the next American Movie, but that hope quickly sank in the final act when the subject and it's director derailed into an odd and trashy place. |
| User ReviewAlex KMy Favorite Film Is 1941's Citizen Kane. |
| User ReviewKevin TThis cannot be real and if it is real then all we are doing is laughing at someone with a behavioral disorder. The Chuck Norris shirt is a dead giveaway (that is so 15 years ago). I am so tired of these types of films popping up where we clearly see an only man's option for success is to fail...in front of a large audience. It's no different than watching NASCAR for car crashes, hockey for fights, or the first few weeks of American Idol. |
| User ReviewScott CLame Canadian doc that has no respect for its subject. |