Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Tacticalin An absolute waste of money

Helllins It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Lindsay Thompson This is such a powerful piece of work. Ed Harris has clearly devoted a large section of his life to capturing Pollock's story, and his commitment I doubt could have been rivaled by anyone else. His performance is spellbinding - painful, inspired, ugly, and it's hard not to think that he must have really gone there while performing it.It is doubly impressive to wonder how he managed to also direct the film - and direct it with a strong hand and complete assurance - while going to the emotional depths that were required of his performance as Pollock.Particularly enjoyable for a Pollock fan - but enjoyable for anyone that wants to experience an honest and unflinching look into the life of a tormented genius.Highly recommend.

room102 Watching "Big Eyes (2014)" really made me want to see a GOOD biography movie about a painter. This is the 3rd or 4th I'm watching this movie (my first watch was at the cinema).This movie is so much better than "Big Eyes" - everything about it is great: Direction (Ed Harris himself), cinematography, score, writing. The entire cast is wonderful, especially Ed Harris - he's just excellent and all the scenes of him painting are very realistic (it's obvious he studied Pollock back and forth) - although he was only nominated for an Oscar and Marcia Gay Harden actually won one.I really like the direction/writing/acting approach of everything presented very realistically and natural, like people really act - there's no smooch and people smiling all the time, like you usually see in movies. Everything is straight forward and real. It's pretty noticeable in Marcia Gay Harden's character (acting and speech). Pollock is a broken character, with lots of damages, problems and imperfections - very far from the usual Hollywood presentation.I like the way they present Pollock as a passive character and Lee Krasner as the active of the two, doing all the decisions, pushing Pollock forward without hurting her own ego. If you want an example of a strong female character in a movie, she's a good example - I hate how people throw this term for just about any silly/weak/meaningless female character in other movies.The last part of the movie is a bit weak, but other than that it's great.This movie is one - if not THE - best movie biographies I've seen about a painter.

G K This is a quietly excellent film, clearly a labour of love for Harris, and far superior to much of the current Hollywood product. It is aimed at educated adults. The film is the life story of acclaimed abstract expressionist artist Jackson Pollock (Ed Harris), including his surrender to alcohol which led to his untimely death.Pollock is a superior biopic about an artist, one that really does try seriously to find a way of conveying the wellspring of creativity. The uncompromising Pollock is played with ferocity by Harris, and his supporting cast do the picture justice. Apart from its other virtues, the film sheds light on the bitchiness and jealousies rampant in the art world - and how some artists play the games of that world more readily than others.

Chrysanthepop I'm always curious about movies based on an artiste's life. Provided that they do justice in presenting an as accurate as possible overview of the artiste's life (taking the director's artistic liberty into account) and introducing some of his/her work to filmviewers, these films often fascinate me. Movies like 'Frida', 'The Hours' and 'Finding Neverland' rank among my favourite and I can easily add Ed Harris's 'Pollock' to that list.Ed Harris shows great understanding and appreciation of the late artist's life and works. He mentioned in an interview that he's been working for 9 years to get the film made. It all started when his father had given him a book on Jackson Pollack as a birthday gift. Since then, Harris has been intrigued by his works and finally he's gotten to make the movie.As director Harris shows dedication and devotion to his work. He tries to be as true to history as possible without turning this into a documentary and I think he did a splendid job in introducing his works to viewers. His execution is very subtle. The score is used very subtly as the music is toned down most of the time. The cinematography and editing are solid. There are no lavish sets or spectacular special effects which works to 'Pollock's benefit because it captures the rawness of the time and of the hardship and poverty the artist experienced. Harris also effectively portrays the relationship between Jackson and his wife Lee, his struggle with alcoholism and with meeting up to expectations of others and his hunger for fame.Ed Harris was perhaps a little too old to play Pollock but this is one flaw that is easily overlooked as Harris immerses himself into the character. He is brilliant as the shy painter, the alcoholic loudmouth, the quietly loving husband and the passionate artist. Marcia Gay Harden is spellbinding as Lee Krasner, who very much functions as a driving force behind the artist's work. she tries to keep him guarded and motivated but soon despair gets the better of him. Amy Madigan is superb as Peggy Guggenheim and Jennifer Connelly leaves a mark in a brief role.'Pollock' does right by providing a general overview of a great artist's life and works. Many seem to disregard it as a typical biopic but I disagree to that statement. If by typical biopic one is referring to a birth to death account then this is certainly not it. Pollock was a complex man who lived a complex life. He seemed most satisfied when he was painting for himself but things changed when he was required to paint for the world (well, America, in this case). I believe this movie has more to offer than a typical biopic.