A review of just the film, which was released on DVD in the UK (region 2) in 2008. Happiness is a man stuck in a boring day job making money for people he will never know, in amounts he can only ever dream of. But he's about make a decision that will change his life forever. Pleasure is a man who spends his life working for a mobster, utilising his incredible ability to see into the future. When he takes his boss's nephew out for the night, everything is about to change because he can see a future that doesn't bode well for anyone. Sorrow is a pop singer who finds herself under the unwanted control of a new manager. When she falls for ...  Read the complete review

I don't think I would have ever have seen this film if I had not read a review on it on this site, the first thing that appealed to me was the fact that it had such a huge range of amazing actors within the film, so it could either turn out brilliant or crap. I didn't know what to expect with this film, I have to say, I didn't know if I would like it or if I wouldn't, but I decided to give it a try. ======== The Plot ======== The film is based around a Chinese proverb, which says that life is built on 4 emotions, these emotions are the following: Happiness is a man who is stuck in a boring day job, who makes money for other ...  Read the complete review

Added this to my online rental list after seeing a trailer on another film I watched. I watched it one evening not really knowing what to expect as could not remember much from the trailer and annoyingly it did not have a description on the DVD slip. The film looks at the feelings of sorrow, love, happiness and pleasure. Each main character embodies one of those emotions and each of the characters stories over lap at some point. We have Forest Whitaker who had a mundane job, is completely bored with his life and decides to place a bet on a race after overhearing a tip. He looses more money than he has and gets threatened by the films mobster bad ...  Read the complete review

Hyperlink films (playing interwoven storylines between multiple characters) are so fun to watch. When they are handled correctly with the appropriate characters, a smart plot and convincing links, they can turn out to be a fascinating, unforgettable experience. These factors are what "The Air I Breathe" manages to achieve. We are introduced to characters who are based on the four main emotions based on a Chinese proverb, happiness, sorrow, love and pleasure. The actors mostly fit the profile, possibly with the exception of Brendan Fraser who has a bit of trouble looking dead-serious throughout the whole film. Apart from Fraser, everyone else give astonishing ...  Read the complete review

I first saw 'The Air I Breathe' on a transatlantic flight and it stood out to me amidst the usual chick-flicks and action blockbusters. The film is based on an ancient Chinese proverb that rests on four cornerstones: Happiness, Sorrow, Pleasure and Love. The film interweaves four fables - in a similar manner to films such as 'Crash' and 'Babel' - which represent one of the four cornerstones. The four fables each represent one of the four cornerstones and focus on one character; Forest Whittaker's story represents 'happiness'; Sarah Michelle Gellar's, 'sorrow'; Brendan Fraser's, 'pleasure' and Kevin Bacon's 'love'. The lives of the four leads are threaded together by ...  Read the complete review