Wordiezett
So much average
Contentar
Best movie of this year hands down!
Hayden Kane
There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
mhamila
anyone have any more info on what happened to this guy? he always has the kid in Pasadena to rely on. I don't think his family was all that helpful, just nagging him to get a job etc. This is not a conventional guy, why would he be expected to choose conventional living.My guess is he sold his truck cheap for drinking and partying money and eventually ends up back in Pasadena. I was sad but funny that his sister was trying to get him into AA.this guy was happier before the cameras got a hold of him, I would not be surprised if he committed suicide after all of this.I give this documentary an 8/10.
John Chambers
The only thing wrong with this documentary is that is didn't follow Ted around a little bit longer. If it would have, I am almost certain he would have ended up back on the streets.It's like he really didn't believe he deserved the money, and he could not cope with the responsibilities of it. He needed a great deal of guidance and therapy.It was certainly nice of him to buy his friend a car, but he could have just as easily given him $5,000.00 and said, "Go buy a car." Instead of taking on the entire $11K ...BUT WHEN HE PURCHASED HIS OWN $35,000.00 vehicle, I KNEW then it as all over. I thought, there Ted goes-- back to life under the bridge.Saddest part was his sisters seemed so willing to help without wanting any thing from him, but he kept accusing them-- saying "Everybody wants something from me." Dumbo...your sisters only wanted you to succeed. And, this 100K, was the beginning of what could have been a life changing event, instead of a six month party, carefree, I'll spend what I want, when I want, type of sad experience. What a shame. Truly.
Knuckle
"What happens when you give a homeless man $100,000?" As if by asking that question they are somehow morally absolved of what is eventually going to happen. The creators of "Reversal of Fortune" try to get their voyeuristic giggles while disguising their antics as some kind of responsible social experiment.They take Ted, a homeless man in Pasadena, and give him $100,000 to see if he will turn his life around. Then, with only the most cursory guidance and counseling, they let him go on his merry way.What are they trying to say? "Money can't buy you happiness?" "The homeless are homeless because they deserve to be?" Or how about, "Lift a man up - it's more fun to watch him fall from a greater altitude." They took a man with nothing to lose, gave him something to lose, and then watched him dump it all down the drain. That's supposed to be entertainment? They dress this sow up with some gloomy music and dramatic camera shots, but in the end it has all the moral high ground of car crash videos - only this time they engineered the car crashes and asked, "What happens when you take down a stop sign?"
samsg
First of all, i just saw this on showtime recently. This documentary is extremely riveting, and you're always curious about what Ted is doing. In fact, it seems to be that the homeless life is for him as he has no idea about the responsibility that comes with 100,000.Towards the beginning, it shows Ted as a normal person. He is homeless and it kind of makes you feel awful for treating the homeless the way that people do. In fact, Ted seems to be a decent person with good intentions.Once Ted receives his $100,000 he conservatively spends his money on small items. However, once he gets the feeling of how much money he is left with after he recklessly spends his money on women, beer, and useless items, he is going to end up where he started, but worse.Because now, Ted has lost something what he once had. A second chance at a normal life.The pacing is excellent, and it shows the darker side of Ted once he receives this money. In the end, it makes you realize why he is homeless, and why he'll always be homeless..
