Pollock
2000 · 2h 12m · Drama, History
If you're in the mood for a serious, introspective drama about artistic genius and self-destruction, Pollock delivers the goods—Ed Harris is excellent and the film captures the tortured brilliance of its subject with real insight. The solid scores across the board confirm this is a worthwhile watch for anyone who appreciates character-driven biopics, just know you're signing up for something heavy and melancholic, not uplifting.
Plot
In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has fittingly been called "an artist dedicated to concealment, a celebrity who nobody knew." As he struggled with self-doubt, engaging in a lonely tug-of-war between needing to express himself and wanting to shut the world out, Pollock began a downward spiral.