Review of Art School Confidential (2006) by Kwan H — 02 Feb 2009

After the cult success of Ghost World (2001) a few years earlier, director Terry Zwigoff and writer Daniel Clowes got back to make another film together, and it's got a very good cast, and it's actually a more underrated piece than their first film, and it deserves to be seen.

Adapted from another comic book by Clowes and set at Strathmore College in New York City. It has talented young artist Jerome Platz (Max Minghella), who joins the college, studying under Professor Sandiford (John Malkovich).

Soon after he joins, he falls for Audrey (Sophia Myles), a student who models for life-drawing classes, plus he soon discovers that as hard as he tries, he can't get noticed, but he will go to great lengths to get attention, and win the love of Audrey.

It's a very unusual film, which showcases the ridiculousness of art school, and the clichéd artists that study art for years. But, it's a sweet film at it's heart, plus it's got a good sense of humour, with a cast which also features Jim Broadbent as embittered ex-student Jimmy, Angelica Huston as an Art History Teacher, and also Randy out of My Name is Earl!! ;).