MooPig Movie Reviews: "Pollock"

POLLOCK
by Pat Darnell

Don't drive when drinking heavily, especially if you have borderline personality, with obsessive compulsive disorders, and bi-polar tendencies.

Spilling and collecting paints and painted objects can be thrilling, and dangerous. Movie goer is treated to Collecting-Spilling cycles that can lead to hoarding, and dysfunctional marriages. It turns out though, well-presented in scenes of this movie, discoveries made during episodes of clamor actually are foundation to much modern art.

Therefore, one must not exclude light, form, translucence and color in Pollock's paintings, in lieu of the psychology of his works. And it appears that one has to be bi-polar to not be a cynic, after all.

In the movie Ed Harris portrays Jackson Pollock under direction of Harry Moses, and both do a damn good job of it. In their portrayal, Pollock is the reluctant bully having to push his "expressions" through to the end. Eventually this leads to a puppy found in the middle of the street, a failed extra-marital affair, and dementia. Afflicted or not, the portrayal of cagey Pollock makes it clear that all the cynicism about "modern art's evolving" comes from outside sources; so, damn it to hell.

Tatum Totum McDagger, MooPig Assistant Deputy Desk Clerk of Movie Reviews Department, had this to say about the movie's effectiveness with her, "Pollock has put the icing on the cake. I mean ... He makes me want to eat the painting. He did this after thousands of years of painting ... he put the icing on. ... eh, but who again is Ed Harris?"

Good lick there Tatum, so say we all. "Oh and yes, I want to add, Tom somebody sings a song at the end, world keeps turning. And I really, really like his voice," concludes Tatum.
You can make your own Jackson Pollock painting at Jackson Pollock Emulator (2003. Miltos Manetas; created emulator)

That's our capitulation from here, MooPig Movie Reviews. There isn't much discussion any where else on Ed Harris as Pollock. Wrap it.
Rotten Tomato
Rated: Not Rated Run time: 74 Min's
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts [ ??? ]
Theatrical Release: Nov 15, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: Documentary filmmaker Harry Moses explores the hidden life of iconic painter Jackson Pollock.
Director: Harry Moses

Remember to always wear your seat belts.

Episode 18 was a "Great absurdist bit.."

Ep. 18 Julian Burns with Tom Waits and Brick – TOM WAITS! F**k yeah! Julian Bond was a Georgia State Senator. Not someone who hit much of a plateau. But it’s cool. A great absurdist bit involving a masked psychiatrist, and Gilda Radner talking to a commercial announcer. Far left field bits. Delicious. More Bad Cinema! Leonard Pinth Garnell has become my favorite reoccurring bit. This should all be shown to Freshmen film students. A very racially charged episode, with the best bit being Mr. Mike meeting Mr. Reemus, and says “Moral? There is no moral, just random acts of violence.”

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