To Be Takei

Name: To Be Takei
Genre: Documentary
Released: August 22, 2014
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Brad Takei, George Takei, Walter Koenig, William Shatner

2014

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Starz Digital Media | Release Date: August 22, 2014 | Not Rated

Starring: Brad Takei, George Takei, Walter Koenig, William Shatner

Summary: Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei boldly journeyed from a WWII internment camp, to the helm of the starship Enterprise, to the daily news feeds of five million Facebook fans. Join George and his husband Brad on this star's playful and profound trek for life, liberty, and love.

Director: Jennifer Kroot and Jennifer M. Kroot

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 94 min

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Richard Roeper

Aug 28, 2014

To Be Takei is a celebration of a man of great resilience, infectious humor, a voracious appetite for the richness of the human experience, and the best laugh in the history of laughing. Read full review

Joshua Rothkopf

Aug 21, 2014

Indeed, the doc works best as a relationship study, filled with endearing moments of intimate bickering. Takei is a self-admitted ham but a playful one, projecting his confidence in increasingly meaningful directions. Read full review

The Playlist Drew Taylor

Aug 19, 2014

In the new documentary To Be Takei, it becomes clear that Takei is a man who defies expectations and subverts stereotypes at virtually every turn. It’s just a shame the movie wasn’t as progressive as its subject. Read full review

Penny Walker

Aug 21, 2014

The film is choppy in parts, but it is George Takei's approachability, his constant big laughter, even his singing (he performs "Don't Fence Me In" after explaining how the internment camps made the lyrics poignant to him) that tie it together. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Aug 20, 2014

Takei is a natural storyteller who lends an enjoyable flow to the movie’s uncomplicated proceedings. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Aug 21, 2014

Director Jennifer Kroot’s good-natured biography is so appealing that even non-Trekkies may be convinced we needed a full-length documentary about the man who was Sulu. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Aug 21, 2014

[Ms. Kroot's] banalizing documentary is self-defeating as it tags along with Mr. Takei and his wonky husband, Brad, on their busy daily schedule. Read full review

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