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  • 2019
  • R
  • myCinema
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2019
  • R
  • myCinema
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary Vikar is a lost soul journeying through Hollywood 1969, a land of myths, beauty and monsters. The studio system is in decay, and a new generation of brash filmmakers are on the rise. With his shaved head marked by a tattoo from his favorite film, 1951’s A Place in the Sun, Vikar is a bizarre presence even amid the dreamers and players. H...

Directed By: James Franco

Written By: Steve Erickson, Ian Olds, Paul Felten

  • 2019
  • R
  • myCinema
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2019
  • R
  • myCinema
  • 1 h 36 m

Zeroville

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
28
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 13 User Ratings
4.8
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Summary Vikar is a lost soul journeying through Hollywood 1969, a land of myths, beauty and monsters. The studio system is in decay, and a new generation of brash filmmakers are on the rise. With his shaved head marked by a tattoo from his favorite film, 1951’s A Place in the Sun, Vikar is a bizarre presence even amid the dreamers and players. H...

Directed By: James Franco

Written By: Steve Erickson, Ian Olds, Paul Felten

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
28
8% Positive
1 Review
31% Mixed
4 Reviews
62% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
28
8% Positive
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31% Mixed
4 Reviews
62% Negative
8 Reviews

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80
Sep 19, 2019
Clearly, Zeroville is not a film for everyone. But if you love movies and you’re willing to experiment, it’s an enjoyable trip.
By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 20, 2019
Zeroville features a lot of fancy cuts, freeze frames and buried imagery because it is, well, about a film editor. It will either make you feel like you’re having an anxiety attack after overindulging at our country’s legalized cannabis buffet or you can roll with it. Either way, please hydrate.
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23% Positive
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31% Negative
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46% Mixed
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31% Negative
4 Ratings

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40
Sep 19, 2019
The story's final, intended aha moment falls woefully flat, but capping this flawed valentine to artistic independence is a closing-credits nod to Easy Rider, especially poignant so soon after Peter Fonda's death.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
38
Sep 18, 2019
Whatever its virtues, the film comes together more adroitly than satisfyingly. Think of Zeroville as an artifact, worth looking at as a piece of pre-history that cannot — at present — shed its baggage, and frankly didn’t need that off-screen baggage to be a bust.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
30
Sep 20, 2019
Franco has a truly radical streak in him, and considering how poorly the movie functions as a traditional crowdpleaser, he might as well have gone all out and pushed Zeroville to whatever event horizon the deranged project called for. His mistake wasn’t trying to adapt Erickson’s novel at all, but attempting to turn it into a tragic romance between Vikar and Soledad.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
25
Oct 3, 2019
As a book, Zeroville was a profound and intoxicating testament to the mythic power of images. As a movie, Zeroville is a compelling reminder to spend more time reading.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
0
Sep 19, 2019
[A] lethargic, hallucinatory mish-mash with matching dialogue that has all the zing of a Wikipedia entry.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Patriot Pictures, RabbitBandini Productions
Release Date Sep 20, 2019
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Sex, Cinema, and Punk Rock
Website http://www.zerovillethemovie.com/
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Awards

Razzie Awards
• 3 Nominations
Ghent International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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