VERDICT: 10/10 Tear-Drenched Tissues
Dear Zachary: A Letter to A Son About His Father is hands down the best movie of 2008. You probably didn't hear about this movie when it came out, but don't let that phase you. It's better than The Dark Knight, it's better than Slumdog, and it's one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. I kid you not, this is not a test.
Dear Zachary is a documentary about a man who is killed by his pregnant girlfriend before she flees to Canada to raise their son, Zachary, and to avoid being tried for the murder on US soil. This synopsis doesn't really do the movie justice, but I'd be doing you a disservice if I didn't let you experience the story for yourself.
The movie is written, directed, edited and produced by Kurt Kuenne, the life-long best friend of the man who is killed. Kuenne structures the plot so that the audience experiences the events of what happens in the same way that he did, and it's astounding how well it all works. Dear Zachary moves along at a breakneck pace that grabs you by the collar right from the start and you'll find yourself more than willing to let it drag you along for the ride. It's incredibly well put-together from a film making standpoint and is unlike any documentary you have ever seen.
If you don't like documentaries, then do yourself a favor and completely disregard all your pre-formed notions of what you think Dear Zachary is going to be. Put this at the top of your Netflix queue immediately. There is nothing boring about Dear Zachary and you won't be able to take your eyes off it.
But aside from the technical aspects of what makes Dear Zachary so enthralling, it's really the story itself that's beyond belief. You intimately care about the people involved, you want to see where the story's going, and the whole time you'll be thinking "Why the hell haven't I heard about this before?"
I cannot recommend this movie enough, but be warned, it is the emotional roller coaster to end all emotional roller coasters. I'd be laughing out loud one moment and doing the whole "I've got something in my eye" bit to hide my manly tears five minutes later. This is not a sappy movie, this is not the documentary of Beaches, but if you can get through this movie without getting a lump in your throat, you might be a Terminator.
This is a movie that anyone can relate to because it's a real story about real people placed in tragic circumstances that we as human beings can all empathize with. These kinds of movies don't get made nowadays.
The point is: See. This. Movie. Dear Zachary is why documentaries exist.
Dear Zachary: A Letter to A Son About His Father is hands down the best movie of 2008. You probably didn't hear about this movie when it came out, but don't let that phase you. It's better than The Dark Knight, it's better than Slumdog, and it's one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. I kid you not, this is not a test.
Dear Zachary is a documentary about a man who is killed by his pregnant girlfriend before she flees to Canada to raise their son, Zachary, and to avoid being tried for the murder on US soil. This synopsis doesn't really do the movie justice, but I'd be doing you a disservice if I didn't let you experience the story for yourself.
The movie is written, directed, edited and produced by Kurt Kuenne, the life-long best friend of the man who is killed. Kuenne structures the plot so that the audience experiences the events of what happens in the same way that he did, and it's astounding how well it all works. Dear Zachary moves along at a breakneck pace that grabs you by the collar right from the start and you'll find yourself more than willing to let it drag you along for the ride. It's incredibly well put-together from a film making standpoint and is unlike any documentary you have ever seen.
If you don't like documentaries, then do yourself a favor and completely disregard all your pre-formed notions of what you think Dear Zachary is going to be. Put this at the top of your Netflix queue immediately. There is nothing boring about Dear Zachary and you won't be able to take your eyes off it.
But aside from the technical aspects of what makes Dear Zachary so enthralling, it's really the story itself that's beyond belief. You intimately care about the people involved, you want to see where the story's going, and the whole time you'll be thinking "Why the hell haven't I heard about this before?"
I cannot recommend this movie enough, but be warned, it is the emotional roller coaster to end all emotional roller coasters. I'd be laughing out loud one moment and doing the whole "I've got something in my eye" bit to hide my manly tears five minutes later. This is not a sappy movie, this is not the documentary of Beaches, but if you can get through this movie without getting a lump in your throat, you might be a Terminator.
This is a movie that anyone can relate to because it's a real story about real people placed in tragic circumstances that we as human beings can all empathize with. These kinds of movies don't get made nowadays.
The point is: See. This. Movie. Dear Zachary is why documentaries exist.
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