| Frida Review |
| by Louis Proyect |
| When I write film reviews, I try to apply the dictum of my late father who
used to say, "If you can't say something good about a person, say nothing
at all." I made an exception last week for "The Quiet American", which I
regarded as a disappointment...more |
| Frida Review |
| by Richard A. Zwelling (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| In his review of Frida, film critic James Berardinelli states that he
takes great displeasure in saying not-so-nice things about films that
represent a creator's passionate artistic pursuits. Such a statement
perfectly encapsulates the way that I too...more |
| Frida Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 3/4) |
| Directed by Julie Taymor. Screenplay by Clancy Sigal, Diane Lake, Gregory
Nava and Anna Thomas, based on the book "Frida: A Biography Of Frida
Kahlo" by Hayden Herrera. Starring Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Roger Rees.
Running time: 118 minutes. Rated AA...more |
| Frida Review |
| by Karina Montgomery |
| A biopic of an intense visual artist like Frida Kahlo could only be
directed by a woman such as Julie Taymor, whose prior stage & screen
work is so visual as to be iconic. Taymor shoots scenes rich with
color and shadow, and she also segues...more |
| Frida Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: C) |
| FRIDA (director: Julie Taymor; screenwriters: based on the book by Hayden
Herrera/Clancy Sigal/Diane Lake/Gregory Nava/Anna Thomas/Ms. Herrera;
cinematographer: Rodrigo Prieto; editor: Francoise Bonnot; music: Elliot
Goldenthal; cast: Salma Hayek...more |
| Frida Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 7/10) |
| CAPSULE: The tumultuous life of Frida Kahlo is chronicled
in the second feature film of Julie Taymor. Kahlo, a
celebrated artist and also the wife of one of the great
mural artists of the century, Diego Rivera, led a
tempestuous...more |
| Frida Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B) |
| Schoolgirl Frida Kahlo (Salma Hayek), hidden from view, chides portly
painter Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina) for being fat just as he is about
to have his passionate way with his nude art model. The high-spirited
girl, a short while later, is on a bus that...more |
| Frida Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B-) |
| The daughter of a European Jewish photographer and Mexican mother, Frida Kahlo
(Salma Hayek, "Traffic") was crippled by polio as a young girl only to suffer
extensive injuries years later in a bus accident that would keep her in
pain for the rest of her...more |
| Frida Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
| Julie Taymor's FRIDA is a solidly entertaining biopic that's as easy to admire
as a Grant Wood painting, which is surprising since the movie tells the story of
controversial Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. At its worst it's like a
paint-by-numbers picture,...more |
| Frida Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 7/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Frida" (Miramax Films)
I suspect most people-on-the-street haven't a clue who Frida Kahlo
was but that didn't stop Salma Hayek, Jennifer Lopez and Madonna from vying to
make a film about her. Salma Hayek won and...more |
| Frida Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: 3/4) |
| # stars based on 4 stars: 3
Reviewed by: Harvey Karten
Miramax Pictures
Directed by: Julie Taymor
Written by: Clancy Sigel, Diane Lake, Gregory Nava, Anna
Thomas, book by Hayden Herrera
Cast: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, Edward
Norton,...more |
| Frida Review |
| by Jonathan F. Richards |
| Biographical movies have a built-in handicap: they don't tell a story, they
recount a series of selective incidents and interactions with famous people.
The result is almost always stilted, tidied up, and blazed with knowing winks
and nudges. more |
| Frida Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 6/10) |
| Julie Taymor, the Tony-Award-winning director of the stage adaptation of The
Lion King, made an auspicious feature-film debut a few years ago with Titus,
a visually arresting take on Shakespeare's tragedy that was the greatest
Peter Greenaway film never...more |
