All the Beautiful Things

All the Beautiful Things is a 2014 American documentary film written and directed by John D. Harkrider.[1] The film premiered in competition category of U.S. Documentary Competition program at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2014.[2]

All the Beautiful Things
Sundance poster
Directed byJohn D. Harkrider
Produced byJustin Lundstrom
Written byJohn D. Harkrider
Music byJeremy Pelt
CinematographyBrian O'Carroll
Edited byJim Mol
Production
company
Riff Raff Films
Release date
  • January 20, 2014 (2014-01-20) (Sundance)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

The film deals with relationship between two friends John and Barron. Barron was falsely accused of rape and with John's betrayal, face life in jail. Years later they met again to repair their damaged friendship.[3][4]

Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics. John DeFore in his review for The Hollywood Reporter said that "A pretty but enormously self-indulgent project that wants us to play therapist."[5] Sean P. Means of The Salt Lake Tribune gave the film a negative review by saying that "This material might have worked as a stage play, but as a contrived "documentary" it feels phony and self-absorbed."[6]

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gollark: Ħmm yes.
gollark: Of course, I do know the answers to all the questions.
gollark: According to my IQ test, my IQ is about 800.
gollark: And humans don't really have one as much as vague fuzzy processes for guessing what they should do at the time.

References
  1. "LFM Reviews All the Beautiful Things @ The 2014 Sundance Film Festival". Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  2. "Sundance 2014: U.S. Documentary Competition". Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  3. "Sundance Film Festival: Day 7 (All the Beautiful Things, Low Down, Dear White People)". Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  4. "2014 Sundance Film Festival Releases US Documentary Competition Line Up". Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  5. "All the Beautiful Things: Sundance Review". Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  6. "Sundance review: 'All the Beautiful Things'". Retrieved 8 April 2014.


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