- Studio: Miramax Films
- Release Date: Aug 9, 1996
- 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)
- Director: Julian Schnabel
- Genre(s): Biography, Drama
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 20
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Mixed: 4 out of 20
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Negative: 2 out of 20
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100Most 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.
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80For 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.
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60But the film's central figure remains a cipher, the subject of a colorful scrapbook rather than a revealing portrait.
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30A 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.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 0 out of 1
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Mixed: 1 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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