Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father 2008 123movies

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Plot: In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she’s pregnant, one of Andrew’s many close friends, Kurt Kuenne, begins this film, a gift to the child.
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Ratings:

	8.5/10 Votes: 37,253
	94% | RottenTomatoes
	82/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 406 Popularity: 8.819 | TMDB

Reviews:

One of the Most Traumatic Films Ever Made
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father is easily one of the most traumatic films I’ve ever seen. Its not technically the most impressive documentary film, but the subject matter is powerful-enough that you cannot help but be deeply impacted by the story. I’ve hesitated to suggest it to a few of my more fragile friends because it is one of those films that can leave you in an emotional funk for days afterward. Its that powerful of a film, but not for the faint of heart. I personally would not watch it again, though I’m grateful that the filmmaker stuck with the project through it all and did not give up, as many would have. I’m grateful this story was told, even if it was painful to experience.

Intimate and Passionate: SEE IT!
Voyeurism is a funny thing. Watching other people’s little dramas or lives may seem boring at the outset, but often times it can be just as interesting, if not more so, than anything a big studio can come up with. With “Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father,” we as an audience get a glimpse into a man that we otherwise would never have known. And after viewing this film, I have to graciously thank writer/director Kurt Kuenne for this.

After the murder of his lifelong best friend, Dr. Andrew Bagby, filmmaker Kurt Kuenne decided to go and interview everyone who knew Andrew in order to give his late friend’s soon-to-be born son a way to know his father. But unbeknownst to anyone, this film would turn into something completely different.

Reviewing this film is difficult. For one thing, no one had any idea where this film was going (Kuenne, who narrates, openly admits this, although no one could possibly imagine what was going to happen). But more importantly, this film has something that many films don’t: passion. It has a voice. This film will make you laugh, cry, scream in both terror and anger, and so much more. Even the most politically, one-sided films do not speak to the viewer like this film. In that sense, this film is a masterpiece.

But, on a critical scale, it comes up a little short. For me, the most effective bits were the interviews about Andrew. Those were funny and touching. Even if it added a few extra minutes to the running time, it would have been worth it. I felt like I could have watched a whole day’s worth of interviews about Andrew. But the film gets into the struggle between Shirley Turner, Andrew’s ex-girlfriend and probable murderer and Andrew’s parents, who are trying to seek custody Andrew’s son, Zachary. The film sort of loses focus at times, and it really inhibits Kuenne’s goal in letting us know who Andrew was. At the end, it almost seems like a piece of propaganda (see the movie and you’ll understand). Judging by what happens, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but still. Of minor note, the film only shows the good things about Andrew. Not that Kuenne turns him into some sort of flawless figure (Bagby does that himself), but it would have made Bagby seem more well-rounded.

Yet I wholeheartedly recommend this film. It introduces us to a wonderful person, and his name was Andrew Bagby.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 35 min (95 min), 1 hr 35 min (95 min) (USA)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Documentary, Biography, Crime
Director Kurt Kuenne
Writer Kurt Kuenne
Actors Kurt Kuenne, Andrew Bagby, David Bagby
Country N/A
Awards 2 wins & 5 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 16 mm, Video
Cinematographic Process DV
Printed Film Format 35 mm