Long-lost college buddy Zack talks white-collar suburban father Kyle into going on a weekend-long Rebirth retreat. But what seems like an opportunity for Kyle to get his priorities in order soon turns into a surrealistic nightmare.
17 August 1987, South Bend, Indiana, USA
26 February 1969, Riverside, California, USA
17 May 1978, Alameda County, California, USA
5 May 1962, Clark Air Force Base, Philippines
18 October 1983, San Marino, California, USA
13 July 1981, Los Angeles, California, USA
11 November 1987, Springfield, Missouri, USA
22 April 1967, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
30 October 1951, Pasadena, California, USA
April 18, 2016
A boring, unfunny attempt at satire, Rebirth fails on every narrative, structural and cinematic level.April 17, 2016
Karl Mueller convincingly posits freedom as being elusive because it's essentially a violation of human nature.April 20, 2016
The pitfall of a tantalizing set-up is that it requires a sterling payoff to match - a recipe for disappointment born out by "Rebirth," whose premise-establishing early passages lead only to underwhelming revelations.April 26, 2016
It's nutty and intriguing, if occasionally exhausting; it's neither easily summarized nor described, and perhaps that's the best thing about it.