The Source Image
Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critics What's this?

  • Starring: Dennis Hopper, John Turturro, Johnny Depp
  • Summary: Chuck Workman chronicles the Beat generation, focusing on the Jack Kerouac (Depp), Allen Ginsburg (Tuturro), and William S. Burroughs (Hopper).
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. The rare case in which a filmmaker's unadulterated worship of his subjects adds force and resonance--and not just luster--to the way that we see them.
  2. Like Workman's other films, it's a time capsule that sings.
  3. Reviewed by: Rod Dreher
    50
    As a work of historical documentation, The Source suffers from Workman's wholly celebratory take on the movement.

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