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Reno - Rebel Without A Pause (2003)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:7
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.2/10
Synopsis: The events of 9/11 had a huge impact on the people of New York City. The city-dwellers subsequently developed many different coping strategies to help come to terms with what they witnessed that... The events of 9/11 had a huge impact on the people of New York City. The city-dwellers subsequently developed many different coping strategies to help come to terms with what they witnessed that day. Filmmaker Nancy Savoca (DOGFIGHT) stumbled across female stand up comic Reno, and decided to make a film about her unique way of handling the events of 9/11. Reno infused humor into the sad events, and told a highly personal tale of what happened to her on that day. This stand up release offers her full performance, which is both moving and very funny in equal measures. Many firefighters and police officers have witnessed her act, using it as a cathartic way to deal with their own personal demons. Highly unique, this is a great way to experience the charms and talents of Reno. [More]
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Aug 10, 2004
Reviews for Reno - Rebel Without A Pause
[Reno] delivers a monologue that manages to incorporate both the horror and the absurdity of the situation in a well-balanced fashion.
The film delivers not just the full assault of Reno’s immense wit and insight, but a time travel back to what it felt like during those unforgettably uncertain days.
Director Nancy Savoca's no-frills record of a show forged in still-raw emotions captures the unsettled tenor of that post 9-11 period far better than a more measured or polished production ever could.
When [Reno] lets her radical flag fly, taking angry potshots at George W. Bush, Henry Kissinger, Larry King, et al., Reno devolves into a laugh-free lecture.
If Reno is to the left of liberal on the political spectrum, her tough, funny, rather chaotic show isn't subversive so much as it is nit-picky about the hypocrisies of our time.
What seems like a nut-on-a- bar-stool rant morphs into a triumphal evocation of the emotional-political bluster of that time.
Works because Reno doesn't become smug or sanctimonious towards the audience.
Even though the film runs a brief 71 minutes -- finishing off with footage of Reno talking with New Yorkers on the street in the aftermath of 9/11 -- Reno shows enough gusto to make you a fan.
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