Documentary filmmaker Nygard (Trekkies) finds himself grappling with life’s big, unanswerable questions. He starts off by asking his friends and neighbors, expands his quest nationwide, and then travels to Europe and Asia to get answers on love, sin, death, and more. He doesn’t return empty-handed as an array of sources—preachers, authors, professors, Muslims, Jews, Christians, Hindus, the High Priest of the Church of Satan, a seventh grade girl—all have something to say. Nygard has difficulties maintaining the film’s personal tone, and the sheer number of sources makes it easy for the lessons to get jumbled, but his affable, respectful demeanor and ferocious curiosity make for an engaging exploration into what everything means. Among the film’s highlights: a Southern wrestling show that also spreads the word of Christ and Nygard’s frustrating attempt to talk to the Pope at the Vatican. [NR] ***

PETE CROATTO
Reviewer for ICON and Filmcritic.com
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