Finders Keepers (2015) is the kind of documentary that makes you question reality, morality, and just how far we'll go for a leg up in life. Five stars for this stranger-than-fiction tale that had me in stitches while simultaneously questioning my own moral compass. In what other universe do you find two grown men legally wrestling over ownership of a human leg, not in a medieval battlefield but in modern-day America?
This isn't just a story about a leg; it's a saga that unfolds with the same absurdity as a Coen Brothers' script, except this is real life. You've got to hand it (or leg it?) to the filmmakers for presenting this bizarre battle with such heart and humor. It's a limbic system overload-part comedy, part tragedy, all human. If there's a lesson to be learned, it's that possession is nine-tenths of the law, but the remaining tenth? That's where things get interesting.
The footnotes of this documentary will have you hopping with curiosity long after the credits roll. Finders Keepers is a rare find indeed-a documentary with a funny bone. It leaves you limping away with a mix of emotions, from belly laughs to a profound sense of empathy. This film is a step in the right direction for humanity, showing that even in our lowest moments, we can still find common ground, even if it's over someone's detached lower limb.
This isn't just a story about a leg; it's a saga that unfolds with the same absurdity as a Coen Brothers' script, except this is real life. You've got to hand it (or leg it?) to the filmmakers for presenting this bizarre battle with such heart and humor. It's a limbic system overload-part comedy, part tragedy, all human. If there's a lesson to be learned, it's that possession is nine-tenths of the law, but the remaining tenth? That's where things get interesting.
The footnotes of this documentary will have you hopping with curiosity long after the credits roll. Finders Keepers is a rare find indeed-a documentary with a funny bone. It leaves you limping away with a mix of emotions, from belly laughs to a profound sense of empathy. This film is a step in the right direction for humanity, showing that even in our lowest moments, we can still find common ground, even if it's over someone's detached lower limb.