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A drama based on an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks life down into four emotional cornerstones: happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love. A businessman bets his life on a horse race; a gangster sees the future; a pop star (Gellar) falls prey to a crime boss; a doctor must save the love of his life.

The Air I Breathe - DVD Review - 2008

In this powerful film, four very different people on the edge of desperation are unexpectedly linked by their destinies. A top-notch cast featuring Forest Whitaker, Andy Garcia, Kevin Bacon, Brendan Fraser, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Emile Hirsch unforgettably brings to life the stories of a clairvoyant gangster, a rising pop star, an unlikely bank robber and a doctor desperate to save the love of his life.

Filled with surprising twists and turns, this suspenseful, action-filled drama employs both brutal violence and aching poetry in a moving exploration of the search for happiness in a gritty urban world.

The Truth : The Air I Breathe is an attention getting movie that really takes you into the lives of four fictional characters all who’s lives vary greatly. Brendan Fraser is awesome as the good hearted thug, Kevin Bacon is fabulous as the love stricken doctor.. Andy Garcia plays a badass underground gambling kingpin, Sarah Michelle Gellar plays the sexy, seductive.. popstar and Forest Whitaker steals the show as “Happiness” and his downward spiral after a bet gone bad.

The Verdict : Honestly, you’ve probably never heard much about The Air I Breathe, but its well worth watching. The story is a reminder of how life can be turned upside down in an instant, and how similar most of us are…no matter what are last actions may have been.

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The Air I Breathe is a fantastic film, I highly recommend it.