Basquiat
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65 out of 100

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7.3 out of 10

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  • Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott
  • Summary: Basquiat chronicles the meteoric rise to fame of the gifted and charismatic young New York artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, as he emerged from the streets of the East Village to become an internationally renowned sensation. (BV Entertainment)

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20
  1. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    100
    Most movies stress the agony of art (think of Kirk Douglas' Van Gogh in "Lust for Life"). Schnabel's exceptional film honors his friend by showing the act of creation as a natural high.
  2. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Glen Helfand
    80
    For a first feature, this surprisingly likeable film might just revitalize Schnabel's persona in art circles, as well as make a splash with hip young filmgoers.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Elvis Mitchell
    60
    But the film's central figure remains a cipher, the subject of a colorful scrapbook rather than a revealing portrait.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    30
    A paint-by-numbers version of an artist's life, Basquiat is amusing for all the wrong reasons, especially at those horrible moments when you realize you're supposed to be taking it seriously.

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  1. jhep
    5
    Basically a surprisingly old fashion biopic - late 1930s, 1940s style.....but Jake Hamilton of "Empire" magazine that you have sited among your critics' responses has hit the nail-on-head when he sites DAVID BOWIE's utterly delightful and indeed mesmerizing performance as Andy Warhol....in every scene he was in I eagerly awaited EVERY WORD that Bowie's Warhol had to say......a truly amazing and fascinating performance by Bowie- a real treat !!...for this reason I am giving the film a 5 instead of a 2 rating… Expand

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