The Air I Breathe (2007): 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 falls prey to a crime boss; a doctor must save the love of his life. (7.0)
Director: Jieho Lee
Writers: Jieho Lee, Bob DeRosa
Stars: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Andy Garcia
Okay, so the writer/director wanted to tell us stories with the four emotions and then tie them together. Tying the stories together with characters popping up here and there is not an original concept. The four emotions aren't unusual concepts either. If you want to connect with the audience, then pick stories that are ordinary and commonplace; something the audience can relate to. Don't pick non-ordinary (they aren't "extra-ordinary" by any means) ones, and if they are not fantastical, the storytelling falls flat. That's what I felt with the four stories here; flat. There are millions of people on earth going through these four emotions every day and their stories, told with right connections to the heart, would have been a lot better, IMHO. My Rating: 6.0
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