I went to see Art School Confidential at Fox Tower tonight, and left feeling pretty let down. And not just because tickets were $9 each.
The first third of the movie was good, some very funny moments and lots of characters that, have you ever been to art school, you will immediately recognize. Including the guy who is there for “the naked chicks.” In case you were wondering, do not go to art school for the models. Many of them are men, and few of them are attractive. Some of them are hairy in all the wrong places.
Then, the movie lapses unneccesarily into a murder mystery. It was funny, and then … it was not. And characters would appear, disappear, and reappear at the strangest times (see: the gay roommate). Basically the last 2/3 was all over the place, and not in a good Jackson Pollock way.
Check it out as a rental if you can’t find anything else to watch.
What was the last good art movie you saw?
Gabe Says:
June 5th, 2006 at 10:46 pmVisit Gabe
I almost went to see it then I read the reviews. I will take your advice and wait for the rental. Vincent and Theo was probably the last art movie that I saw but it was a little long and drawn out. I heard about a documentary called “The mystery of Picasso” that sounded really interesting. Might be worth checking out (it was made back in the fifties).