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Zig Zag (2002)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:7
Rotten:9
Average Rating:5.4/10
Consensus: Fine performances elevate the movie above the cliches.
Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong language and sexual content, elements of drugs and violence
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Jun 21, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: Fifteen-year-old Zigzag (Sam Jones III) is the autistic son of crack-addict Fletcher (Wesley Snipes). Though his father offers little guidance, the boy gets guidance from his "Big Brother," Dean... Fifteen-year-old Zigzag (Sam Jones III) is the autistic son of crack-addict Fletcher (Wesley Snipes). Though his father offers little guidance, the boy gets guidance from his "Big Brother," Dean (John Leguizamo). In an attempt to help his help his father financially, Zigzag gets a job, but attempts to take a short cut by stealing money from the company safe. Realizing that his actions could have grave consequences for him, Zigzag then tries to get the money back in the safe before anyone finds out that it's missing. This touching, hard-hitting, independent drama is the directorial debut for David S. Goyer, the screenwriter for such genre hits as BLADE, BLADE II, and DARK CITY. [More]
Starring: Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, Sam Jones
Starring: Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, Sam Jones, Natasha Lyonne, Sherman Augustus, Luke Goss, Michael Greyeyes, Elizabeth Peña, Sam Jones III
Director: David S. Goyer
Director: David S. Goyer
Screenwriter: David S. Goyer
Studio: Silver Nitrate Films
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Reviews for Zig Zag
...the film suffers from an overly meandering pace and a central character that's just not all that interesting.
O roteiro tem seus momentos de fraqueza e o protagonista é distante demais para estabelecer uma identificação com o espectador, mas, ainda assim, o filme funciona graças às ótimas atuações oferecidas pelo elenco (especialmente a do estreante Sam Jones).
Not at all clear what it’s trying to say and even if it were – I doubt it would be all that interesting.
Mr. Goyer’s loose, unaccountable direction is technically sophisticated in the worst way.
The movie, despite its rough edges and a tendency to sag in certain places, is wry and engrossing.
Goyer's screenplay and direction are thankfully understated, and he has drawn excellent performances from his cast.
A great ensemble cast can't lift this heartfelt enterprise out of the familiar.
The character of ZigZag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him.
ZigZag might have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted.
Though Jones and Snipes are enthralling, the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché.
Leguizamo and Jones are both excellent and the rest of the cast is uniformly superb.
An ambitiously naturalistic, albeit half-baked, drama about an abused, inner-city autistic teen.
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June 27, 2005:
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