Review of Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) by Darius K — 02 Jun 2007

Herzog drinking cough medicine from his dead wife's shoe. What more could you want?

This review of Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) was written by Darius K on 02 Jun 2007.

Julien Donkey-Boy has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jonny B (421) on 26 Apr 2011

Harmony Korine manages to create a film that intrudes into the viewer with gorgeous, original, abhorrent, and intoxicating visuals…

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By Connor S (330) on 08 Sep 2009

One of the most powerful I have ever seen. Herzog is brilliant as always, and Korine never fails to deliver an interesting work of art…

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By Seth U (75) on 20 Jun 2012

I thought gummo was korines best, but after watching this, I may reconsider…

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Harmony Korine's 2nd film as director finds a mashed together collection of images based on a man named Julien (Ewen Bremner, The Rundown)…

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By Will D (958) on 16 Feb 2012

DOGMA TO THE EXTREME. Never going to see it again but it was good at what it set out to do...... I think…

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I love being disturbed by movies, really, and I love good performances, which this film had only good performances, and I loved the look and…

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By Richard C (1,724) on 06 Dec 2010

Another weird one from Harmony Korine. I really liked most of this movie but I did fast forward through some of it…

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By Jay Carr (837) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 06 Mar 2017

At its best, it will impale you on its raw urgency. At other times, it's a slog through long improvisations that never achieve dramatic liftoff…

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