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Tom Shadyac
Film Review: Director Tom Shadyac Tells of Personal Revelations in ‘I Am’
Submitted by BrianTT on April 22, 2011 - 10:30am Rating: 1.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Tom Shadyac was on top of the world. He had directed several blockbuster comedies including “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,” “Bruce Almighty.” “The Nutty Professor,” and more. When he got into an accident and found himself the victim of a syndrome that made him welcome coming death, he reached that revelatory moment that often happens to people in horrible situations as he reassessed not only his value system but that of the entire world. He chronicled his journey for “I Am,” a well-intentioned documentary that is just too unfocused, scattered, and philosophically thin to matter.
