Kung Fu Elliot

Directors Matthew Bauckman and Jaret Belliveau withhold key information until the third act, forcing one to reevaluate everything that came before, but by then you may already have grown tired of the cheap laughs.

An entertaining documentary following two years in the life of an idealistic amateur filmmaker intent on becoming Canada's first action hero.

Scott nevertheless emerges as an engagingly nerdy dreamer, and Lum makes a useful foil.

Watching Elliot and his fellows stumble determinedly through shoots, pleasantly delusional about the movie's prospects, is mildly amusing, a testament to indie film's appeal for a certain hardy strain of dreamer.

Ultimately Kung Fu Elliot is a case study of how people often live the story they have in their minds, not the one that reality and fate have brought them.

Kung-fu Elliot is equal parts American movie, Gambler and Overnight and a must for filmmakers and genre fans alike.

[Directors Baukman and Belliveau] leave us with an intelligent dissection of the human condition. Roundhouse kick Kung Fu Elliot to the top of your must-see list.

There's some creepy stuff going on in Halifax, folks.

Delivers huge laughs with an underlying sadness.

Kung Fu Elliot allows viewers to become attached enough to Elliot that his lying and cheating behavior almost feels like a personal betrayal when you watch it.