- Actors: Steve James, Stephen Fielding, Tonya Gregory, Bernice Hagler, Verna Hagler
- Directors: Steve James
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
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- Studio: Lions Gate
- Release Date: Sep 9 2003
- Run Time: 140 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00009XN4G
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow,
This review is from: Stevie (DVD)
This is a powerful and moving documentary about a college student who served as a Big Brother to a troubled youth, then returned years later to make a film and really get to know him. During the filming, Stevie (the troubled youth and focus of the film) is charged with a serious crime and the film takes us through the effects of this, on Stevie, his family and friends, and on the director. By introducing viewers to the characters in Stevie's life, the movie presents an amazing portrait of growing up poor and the constraints of average life in low-income rural America. It also demonstrates the detrimental impact that can be had on young lives when individuals within a community fail to love and commit to children. It makes viewers question the influence of heridity, upbringing, and individual choice in the formation of one's life journey. Most importantly, it shows the complete character of a person that outsiders might label a monster, and forces viewers to hesitate before making judgments. At two hours 25 minutes, the movie runs long at times and could have used a little more editing. Overall, it's a powerful and important film, well worth viewing.
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Men's Wellness,
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This review is from: Stevie (DVD)
Stevie (2002) and Boys of 2nd Street Park (2002) are both funny, touching and poignant documentaries which explore what I would loosely term "Men's Wellness" issues. The former being an individual verse group portrait and journey. Both documentaries will stay with you a long time because they're gritty and real (filled with pain, joy and numbing). In painting a picture of these men's lives we are faced with our own demons and the qualities we're loved and admired for. Instead pathologizing or romanticizing each documentary seeks to understand and illuminate there by uniting. Jeffery Rahn Ph.D.
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Worth Watching,
By WeehawkenCP (Weehawken, NJ) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stevie (DVD)
I had initially watched the first 1/2 of this film and almost was tempted to give it 2 or 3 stars only. It seemed to drag on a bit at the beginning but the last 1/2 of it is compelling both emotionally and visually....The director, James, who appears in the film several times himself, has no qualms about displaying himself at times as confused or "human." There is so much to analyze in this film, from editing choices, to sound effects, to the story itself....that it leaves you wanting to find out more about these people. In a good way.
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