Review of Howl (2010) by Tatsuhito K — 08 Aug 2015
A mix of autobiography, court drama, and creative animation that visualizes the beautiful and gentle work of Ginsberg. Although he's not in every scene of the film, James Franco gives a terrific performance as Allen Ginsberg, embodying the intelligence, humor, and burning feelings of the Beat poet.
The film is also about the freedom of speech and press, and shows the effects his work brought to the society. I found the court drama sequences riveting and some of the performances were quite fun to watch (refreshing to see Jon Hamm playing a good guy).
I liked Epstein and Friedman's direction, beautiful black-and-white cinematography, and the animated adaptation of 'Howl and Other Poems'. This is not a movie for everyone, but if you are interested in literature and Ginsberg's life, give it a shot.
Howl is a well-done experimental film, and I really enjoyed it.
This review of Howl (2010) was written by Tatsuhito K on 08 Aug 2015.
Howl has generally received positive reviews.
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