Power Trip (2003)
Runtime: 86 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Piers Lewis, Michael Scholey, Dennis Bakke
DVD Info
Release:
Sep 26, 2006
DVD Features:
Additional Release Material:
- Deleted Scenes
- Full Length Georgian Cartoon
- Georgian Public Service Announcements
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Reviews
Surprisingly funny, enlightening and informative. And watchable.
The entire film has a feeling of bemusement to it, as if filmmaker Devlin can scarcely believe it's happening. It plays like a surreal comedy of errors.
Devlin introduces some interesting, often mind-blowing (at least to us capitalists) statistics of life and electricity in Tbilisi
A lively fly-on-the-wall view of the clash between old-line Communist inefficiency and well-intended capitalist progress -- and the people caught in the middle.
Lewis is a likable presence (he's the one person who seems to have a sense of humor about the whole thing), and the quick primer in recent Russian history is quite welcome.
Highlights the disparity between the people and their exorbitant bills, but it's also a brief history of modern Georgia, a country whose citizens are frequently failed by their government.
Devlin's movie deals with transition and displacement in the former Soviet Union. It introduces us to a highly committed international work force and to disgruntled Georgians. The movie also immerses us in a conflict that appears irreconcilable.
The subject matter may sound dry on the surface, but, within the myriad problems the human race creates for itself, it crackles with an electrical charge
Far from dry... this brisk and matter-of-fact documentary would certainly appeal to Frontline and Wide Angle viewers.
Devlin provides a fascinating sociological study of intercultural misunderstanding and unrealistic expectations viewed through the prism of a single problem rife with social, political and economic implications.
It embraces great characters, tension and a skewed sense of humor as matters in question get way out of hand, absurdly so.
It's a good, solid, enlightening piece of work on an interesting, engaging topic.
Power Trip is a fine piece of infotainment - but you can only wonder about what information might still be out there waiting to be uncovered.
A fascinating discussion about something that we take for granted, often amusing, and enlightening.
An arresting and fascinating story that's ultimately not only about politics and business, but also about the human condition itself.
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