Review of Mapplethorpe (2019) by Peter Debruge for Variety — 27 Apr 2018
To rob Mapplethorpe of his controversy is to strip the movie of its dramatic conflict. By doing so, the script (co-written with Mikko Alanne) reduces to a rather banal biopic, reenacting how a scrappy outsider achieved unconventional success.
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This review of Mapplethorpe (2019) was written by Peter Debruge and published by Variety on 27 Apr 2018.
Mapplethorpe has generally received mixed reviews.
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