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By A Z (354) on 09 Nov 2010

Half a star off for portions of the courtroom segments, particularly the judge's ruling whose execution was one part John Grisham, one part…

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By Panagiotis T (32) on 08 Nov 2010

You do have to be into the whole Beat thing, which I am. So I did enjoy it…

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By Maurice L (22) on 07 Nov 2010

James Franco is not convincing as a young Ginsberg and the film is uneven…

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By F Clark W (38) on 07 Nov 2010

Found this film completely engaging…

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By Tracie P (43) on 07 Nov 2010

An attempt to visualize Howl and a look at the obscenity trial that ensued…

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By Mikhael T (18) on 05 Nov 2010

James Franco's portrayal of Allen Ginsberg is almost creepily accurate. The movie has 4 main components - 1…

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By Bryan H (157) on 04 Nov 2010

Excellent film that mixes documentary footage with stunning animation and live action reenactments of the Howl trial interspersed with re-created…

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By Richard Knight (277) for Knight at the Movies (62) on 03 Nov 2010

What really makes Howl such an interesting, though flawed, cinematic experience is that Epstein and Friedman, along with their star, really…

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By Matt Soergel (215) for Florida Times-Union (216) on 01 Nov 2010

There's more thrill in seeing Franco read it in front of adoring beatniks in 1955 San Francisco…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 01 Nov 2010

A phony-baloney trivialization of the title epic poem and its important moment in American cultural history…

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By William W (979) on 30 Oct 2010

Not a great movie by any means, but not a waste of time either…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Shadows on the Wall (2,096) on 29 Oct 2010

This is essentially a movie based on a poem, but it also tells a remarkable life story and grapples with hugely important issues…

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By Budi G (37) on 28 Oct 2010

I wanted to like it but I was more bored than anything…

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By Dj T (83) on 28 Oct 2010

An intellectual drama featuring a spot-on performance by lead, James Franco as controversial figure, Allen Ginsberg…

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By Craig T (648) on 28 Oct 2010

A true work of art about a true work of art. I may not have made the film this way, but therein lies part of its point and artistic merit…

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By Eduardo D (54) on 28 Oct 2010

James Franco was credible enough performing Allen Ginsberg (and I say this after youtubing the real dude)…

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By David Ray G (363) on 28 Oct 2010

You are warned that my rating of this movie will be biased. I wouldn't make it objective by an means…

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By Clint O'connor (453) for Cleveland Plain Dealer (828) on 28 Oct 2010

You can attach many labels to Howl. Cinematically Enthralling is not one of them. Too bad, because James Franco is excellent…

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By Rob Thomas (1,118) for Capital Times (Madison, WI) (875) on 28 Oct 2010

The film doesn't canonize Howl as a great work, but celebrates it as something wild and alive, and still relevant more than a half-century later…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 27 Oct 2010

Howl mixes a number of story lines and aesthetic approaches: We get glimpses of Ginsberg's early days as a poet, including his relationships…

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