September 10, 2010 at 10:51am
PHOENIX IN THE ASHES: "I'm Still Here" walks the line between fact and fiction.
HOAX OR NOT A HOAX? >>>
I should start by talking about what people have been saying about Joaquin Phoenix ever since he grew that terrible beard and vowed to quit the acting game. People smelled a hoax - a giant put-on, all for the sake of a "documentary" that Phoenix's brother-in-law, Casey Affleck, was shooting - and they may have been right to do so. Having seen the film, I still cannot say whether or not it's a hoax.
However, regardless of Phoenix's motives, the things that he does to himself and his career over the course of I'm Still Here are vile, self-destructive and very real. If he felt it necessary to alienate himself from stardom in an attempt to lend realism to a mockumentary, then he succeeded in spades. That most people will forever believe he was faking it is, I guess, the last joke.
Read my full review of the film here.
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jLO said on Sep. 10, 2010 at 12:14pm
Ok, sounds good. But is this movie playing anywhere near Tacoma? That information was clearly left out. Should it not be playing in the area, is this review all that relevant?
Ron Swarner said on Sep. 10, 2010 at 12:42pm
Hello jLO. We apologize for not including the screening location. It's only playing in Seattle right now. We posted a link to the theater.
jLO said on Sep. 10, 2010 at 4:13pm
Bummer. Hopefully the Grand will pick it up!
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