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2nd Chance
Directed by
Ramin Bahrani
2022
89m
Documentary
,
History
6.8
91%
62%
Rent for $3.99
An exploration of Richard Davis, the inventor of the modern-day bulletproof vest who shot himself at least 192 times to prove his product worked.
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Cast of 2nd Chance
Richard Davis
Self - CEO of Second Chance Body Armor, Inc.
Ramin Bahrani
Director / Writer / Producer
Charles Dorfman
Producer
Johnny Galvin
Producer
Jacob Grodnik
Producer
Daniel Turcan
Producer
2nd Chance Ratings & Reviews
FilmWeek (LAist)
Claudia Puig
Fascinating and surprisingly entertaining.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
There's something irresistible about the story of the former pizza guy who invented the modern concealable bulletproof vest, and Richard Davis isn't about to let the doubts about his origin story...
Collider
Chase Hutchinson
It is via a willingness to push beyond the headlines and discover something more about humanity that 2nd Chance reveals a deeper sense of the truth behind its scandalous story.
Washington Post
Pat Padua
"For the most part, "2nd Chance" is right on target. But in the end, its aim isn't quite true."
My New Plaid Pants
Jason Adams
An absolutely fascinating documentary that's as funny as it is terrifying
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
Bahrani balances the various angles to his subject's life story while layering it with a topical examination of gun culture and police aggression.
NYC Movie Guru
Avi Offer
Captivating, fascinating and ultimately enraging, but limited in scope.
RogerEbert.com
Christy Lemire
It's the interviews in the film's epilogue that give this film greater depth and shading and elevate it to unexpected emotional heights.
Next Best Picture
Will Mavity
Overall, "2nd Chance" is a riveting story about a confusing, disturbing, and harmful man with so much to say about both himself and America's sins and descent into militarism as a whole.
Los Angeles Times
Michael Rechtshaffen
A Greek tragedy and a Shakespearean comedy with a touch of "Tiger King" all expertly rolled into one all-too-pertinent cautionary tale.
New York Times
Nicolas Rapold
Beetles along without fully exploiting Davis's ample entertainment value, which is counterbalanced by accounts of his dubious actions and sometimes unseemly opinions.
Film Festival Today
Christopher Llewellyn Reed
Mixing hard facts, surprising humor, pure absurdity, and deeply poignant moments, Bahrani takes us on a journey into the financial ups and downs, emotional highs and lows, and often twisted mentality and ethics of Davis and his merchandise.
Slant Magazine
Chuck Bowen
2nd Chance a terrific American tall tale as well as a cautionary tale and a ripping good yarn.
Screen Slate
Patrick Dahl
[Davis] is ultimately that archetypal American figure, the unflappable charlatan amassing wealth by carving breaches in the membrane separating media fantasy and political reality.
Variety
Owen Gleiberman
"2nd Chance" may be the best Errol Morris movie that Errol Morris never made.
Vox
Alissa Wilkinson
Through startlingly candid interviews, wild archival footage, and a keen visual sense, Bahrani shows how Davis's invention changed the world, and what the true lasting effects of that change have been.
Fox 10 Phoenix
Allison Shoemaker
Bahrani gradually reveals that what seems like a portrait is actually just a piece of a much larger (and more moving) landscape.
RogerEbert.com
Nick Allen
There are so many incredibly entertaining pieces to Richard's saga, allocated into potent chapters, and Bahrani is in masterful control of their larger meaning.
IndieWire
David Ehrlich
A rich film that nevertheless calls regular attention to any of the even richer (if perhaps less entertaining) films it might have been.
The Hollywood Reporter
Daniel Fienberg
Bahrani has made a good film, albeit one with a tremendous closing twist that I felt pointed to what could instead have been a great film.
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