Review of Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) by Jason Y — 11 Sep 2005

[b]VHS[/b] First Viewing, 2 Korine films seen.

I don't see much brilliance in Harmony Korine's highly original storytelling. [i]Gummo [/i]is a much better film than [i]Julien Donkey-Boy[/i], but both deliver some highly original filmmaking. Korine wrote the screenplay for Larry Clark's [i]Kids[/i] before he was given a camera to direct his own films. I also liked seeing him in a cameo in Gus Van Sant's latest meditation on existence [i]Last Days[/i].

I wouldn't consider myself a real fan of Korine, but I do recognize him as a unique talent. I would watch any film that he made, but I am sure that I wouldn't walk away from too many of them with much admiration.

Sorry I took so long to write this short, lackluster review. I am extremely busy and have no free time.