Unfortunately, this film is as abstract as Pollock’s artwork. I have always been fond of Ed Harris as an actor, and I think he does a commendable job in his portrayal of Jackson Pollock, the misunderstood starving artist. Since the movie is based on a true story spanning a couple of decades of a pretty miserable life, it forces the audience to view snippets of a life that Pollock himself didn’t seem to enjoy. At times the movie is slow and drawn out, while at other times we see segments that don’t tell us anything at all about the characters or story. Considering Hollywood’s penchant for showering “Artsy” films with praise and accolade, and the two Oscar nominations for Ed Harris and Marcia Gay Harden, there will be enough buzz for AandE to produce a biography on Pollock’s life. I would recommend you wait and see that instead.
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