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"ORDINARY JOE" AT BUFFALO NIAGARA FILM FESTIVAL
3 out of 3 stars!
ONLINE REVIEW BY JARED MOBARACK
(Film Critic for thefilmstage.com)
(excerpts)
... Men like Joe Sciacca are a rare breed ... Director Carlo Gennarelli makes sure this fact comes across with every frame of his documentary. We sense the emotions wrestling inside Joe when decisions to help the less fortunate arrive...
...Beginning with an introduction to the man we’re about to follow through Vietnam, Ordinary Joe paints Sciacca in a clear light. His frustrations and temper live alongside a huge heart and bottomless wealth of compassion. Scenes like his arrival at Ho Chi Minh City Airport or needing transportation in Ba Don show his headstrong attitude and uncompromising nature. We’re made privy to the kind of exploitation going on by the country’s own citizens and find ourselves aligning to Joe even more as he refuses to back down against stupidity, injustice, or whatever else is thrown his way...
3 out of 3 stars!
ONLINE REVIEW BY JARED MOBARACK
(Film Critic for thefilmstage.com)
(excerpts)
... Men like Joe Sciacca are a rare breed ... Director Carlo Gennarelli makes sure this fact comes across with every frame of his documentary. We sense the emotions wrestling inside Joe when decisions to help the less fortunate arrive...
...Beginning with an introduction to the man we’re about to follow through Vietnam, Ordinary Joe paints Sciacca in a clear light. His frustrations and temper live alongside a huge heart and bottomless wealth of compassion. Scenes like his arrival at Ho Chi Minh City Airport or needing transportation in Ba Don show his headstrong attitude and uncompromising nature. We’re made privy to the kind of exploitation going on by the country’s own citizens and find ourselves aligning to Joe even more as he refuses to back down against stupidity, injustice, or whatever else is thrown his way...
...A superhero to each soul he touches, Ordinary Joe shares his wonderful story so others may become inspired to do a little something themselves. So many of those less fortunate than us simply want someone to care and whether Joe shrugs off his impact or not, he is one extraordinary human being.
Ordinary Joe ★ ★ ★
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AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
PALM SPRINGS, CA.
