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Pollock (5/10)

July 9th, 2005

Pollock is, yet another, biopic about the 1950’s modern art painter, Jackson Pollock (Ed Harris), and how he came to fame through discovering the drip/splatter-paint method. The film also stars Marcia Gay Harden as Lee Krasner, Pollock’s wife.

A film about a painter didn’t really appeal to me, but I remember seeing Harris nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards, and it sparked my interest. Netflix told me I would like it and it got great reviews at Rotten Tomatoes, so I put it in my queue. When will I learn to trust my instincts? Don’t get me wrong, Harris and Harden were spectacular in this movie, but the movie itself was pretty boring to me. I didn’t feel anything but disgust for Pollock since he was portrayed as a selfish, egotistical drunk. An my feelings for his wife were no better because she chose to stay with him. Besides the good acting, I also thought the cinematography was wonderful. There were some great shots done with interesting color and some others of the New England countryside.

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