NYFF Review - 'The Inspection' Unearths Empathy in the Trenches of Bootcamp
The film exhibits a respect for the craft and an empathy for human tribulations that have historically been ignored.

When war erupts in his homeland of Ukraine while visiting Los Angeles, a young traveler Andrii faces a soul-searching journey. He grapples with the guilt of leaving his country behind and the desire to return and make a difference. Through near-death experiences and cultural clashes, he learns the true meaning of nationalism and the power of love.
The film exhibits a respect for the craft and an empathy for human tribulations that have historically been ignored.
This is not McDonald’s. This is something different.
Its predictability shouldn’t distract from the enjoyment that the pure cinematic imagination behind the camera elicits. It is a movie of crises both moral and mortal, oozing with CGI, and thoroughly enjoyable.
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