Review of A Fuller Life (2013) by Knox M — 28 Sep 2014

Only Samantha Fuller could've made this film. I went through such a range of emotions watching it, and I could feel the love pouring out of this. Perfecto.

It reminded me of why I fell in love with Sam's work in the first place, and I LOVED the Joe Dante segment with that still animation, and Bill Duke was brilliant. The B&W stuff with BIG RED ONE cast was amazing.

I loved that transition from Constance Tower's face from the opening of NAKED KISS to Constance reading today. This makes me want to re-re-read A THIRD FACE.

I think one things that seems to escape many here is just how much of a documentarian Sam was with that footage of WW2 -- it's incredible when you realize what his reality was in that moment and how he had the insights to document that -- as if he knew in that exact minute that it was going to define everything for, not just him, but the world and that generation.

I also really loved that moment in the finale with Constance Towers talking about how she could feel Sam in the emotions of the characters she played with him in his films. I loved how the film chose to create that direct connect between the audience and the storyteller by having them talk directly too us and not at us.

Oh, and a great score too! This is one of my favorite films this year, and one of the best.