Review of Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) by Mike T — 11 Jan 2010
Overwhelming, sickening, powerful, beautiful, hideous. What Harmony Korine has brought to the screen is beyond description. I don't speak for the masses with my high rating, and this is not a film I would recommend to very many people.
Nevertheless, it had a great deal of impact on me and I don't think I'm going to forget it anytime soon. This piece has some of the best naturalistic acting I've seen from Ewen Bremner, Chloë Sevigny and Werner Herzog.
Korine takes the kind of experimental approach in Gummo to a new level, producing a work that is wild and wholly original. I was absorbed in his vision and I was rewarded for allowing myself to be pulled into its oddness.
Don't complain to me if you see it and you hate it. I personally love it.
This review of Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) was written by Mike T on 11 Jan 2010.
Julien Donkey-Boy has generally received positive reviews.
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