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Zero Day (2003)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:8

Rotten:7

Average Rating:5.8/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Sep 3, 2003 Limited

Synopsis: Shot entirely on hand-held video cameras, ZERO DAY is director Ben Coccio's debut feature, portraying the lives of two wayward teens as they plot a Columbine-like act of vengeance against their... Shot entirely on hand-held video cameras, ZERO DAY is director Ben Coccio's debut feature, portraying the lives of two wayward teens as they plot a Columbine-like act of vengeance against their high school. Zero Day is the name the two boys give to the fateful date on which they will carry out their heinous act of revenge, a day towards which they race inexorably throughout the movie. The two protagonists, Andre Kriegman (Andre Keuck) and Cal Gabriel (Calvin Robertson) are obsessed with documenting their every movement, filming even the most minute detail in their well-executed plan. To avoid detection, the boys store their camcorder footage in a safety deposit box, ultimately requesting that their stored legacy is left in the hands of any major television network, thereby ensuring their posthumous fame. The fascinating and creepy video diaries include footage of the seemingly normal family lives of the boys (with both sets of parents being played by the actors' real parents), and also make it abundantly clear the influence of violent video games, movies, books, music, nor the boys families are not to blame for their willful acts of destruction. Director Coccio offers a bold, intense statement for his directorial debut. Drawing no discernable conclusions from his subject matter, Coccio weaves a fascinatingly open-ended tale. The two media-savvy teens are convincingly played by Keuck and Robertson, offering very few apparent signs of mental instability or psychosis. Their disquieting pathology lends an eerie feeling of unease as they approach their task. Disturbing, and all too real, ZERO DAY offers a tantalizing glimpse into the possible worlds of modern day teenage lives. [More]

Starring: Andre Keuck, Calvin Robertson, Gerhard Keuck, Johanne Keuck

Starring: Andre Keuck, Calvin Robertson, Gerhard Keuck, Johanne Keuck, Rachel Benichak, Christopher Coccio

Director: Ben Coccio

Director: Ben Coccio
Screenwriter: Ben Coccio
Producer: Ben Coccio
Composer: Benji Cossa
Studio: Avatar Films

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  • "We are the Army of Two!" So begins the video diary of Andre (Andre Keuck) and Cal (Calvin Robertson), two ordinary, alienated high school students who have meticulously planned a "big-ass mission" that will shock and terrify their community. They have officially declared war, stockpiled their weapons, and set the day - now, "let the countdown begin". With its cast of non-professional actors and unflinching intimacy, director Ben Coccio's award-winning first feature is a disturbingly authentic and harrowing look at a tragedy as unthinkable as today's headlines.
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    07/22/08
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    Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
    06/12/04
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    My reaction to Zero Day closely mirrored my reaction to Gus Van Sant's Elephant. Neither film tries to exploit tragedy, but I'm not sure either succeeds in telling us much we don't already know.

    Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
    05/28/04
    Robert Denerstein
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    Murky.

    Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
    05/21/04
    John Monaghan
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    N/R

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    04/23/04
    Jonathan Rosenbaum
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    A pointless and tiresome exercise.

    Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
    01/22/04
    Eric Harrison
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    Mr. Coccio's conclusions -- or lack thereof -- may seem a little pat at times, but as a pseudo-case study of adolescent ego and aimless nihilism channeled into a fit of violence, it's like a bucket of ice water in the face.

    Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
    01/22/04
    Gary Dowell
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    Insidious and haunting.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    12/05/03
    Walter V. Addiego
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    San Francisco Chronicle
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    There are images in Zero Day that linger and gnaw.

    Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
    12/05/03
    Ty Burr
    Ty Burr
    Boston Globe
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    As a promised 'wake-up call,' it's disturbingly sleep-inducing.

    Full Review Source: San Jose Mercury News | comment Comment
    12/04/03
    Glenn Lovell
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    Will chill you to your core.

    Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
    10/24/03
    Curt Fields
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    Can't help but resonate with a ripped- from-the- headlines topicality.

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    10/24/03
    Ann Hornaday
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    Washington Post
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    I never found what the Coccio Brothers were saying through their surrogates, Andre and Cal, either convincing or compelling.

    Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
    10/08/03
    Andrew Sarris
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    New York Observer
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    There's a thin line between purposefully banal and simply banal, and Ben Coccio's debut feature too often crosses it.

    Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
    09/10/03
    Frank Scheck
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    Hollywood Reporter
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    Ben Coccio lets the mostly banal Zero Day videos go on much too long. And in having the characters speechify about the futility of postmortems on their motivation, he hits the audience over the head with the proverbial hammer.

    Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
    09/05/03
    Jack Mathews
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    New York Daily News
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    What gives the movie its power is that even the most innocuous scenes in the boys' lives are shadowed by dread.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    09/03/03
    Elvis Mitchell
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    New York Times
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    It has a power and immediacy that makes it much more worthwhile than Home Room.

    Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
    09/03/03
    Lou Lumenick
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    Zero Day may not explain the reason such crimes are committed but it successfully defines evil as willful cruelty compounded by enormous self-absorption.

    Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
    09/02/03
    J. Hoberman
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