The Air I Breathe
2007 · Movie · R · 95 min · ★ 6.3 · 24% critics
Four intertwined stories unfold through the emotional pillars of joy, passion, grief, and love. A gambler’s bet turns chaotic as a gangster’s unsettling visions collide with a pop star’s dark entanglement and a doctor’s urgent fight to save the woman he loves.
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-02-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 24/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (399 votes)
About
If you want a gripping, emotionally demanding multi-story drama with interconnected threads and big feelings, The Air I Breathe may land for you; Not for you if you dislike disjointed timelines or you want a purely straightforward crime thriller like Reservation Road or Mulholland Falls.
Pros: emotionally intense stories; strong ensemble cast; memorable interconnected premise | Cons: uneven pacing; jumbled structure; harsh violence
Themes
- corruption
- sadism
- suicide attempt
- loss of loved one
- kidnapping
- gambling debt
- gangster
- horse race
- crime boss
- murder
- organized crime
- fate
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Brendan Fraser
as Pleasure
Andy Garcia
as Fingers
Kevin Bacon
as Love
Sarah Michelle Gellar
as Sorrow
Clark Gregg
as Henry
Emile Hirsch
as Tony
Forest Whitaker
as Happiness
Kelly Hu
as Jiyoung
Evan Parke
as Danny
Taylor Nichols
as Sorrow's Father
Directed by Jieho Lee