Basquiat
Miramax Films | Release Date: August 9, 1996 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
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Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
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14
Mixed:
4
Negative:
2
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30
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
A paint-by-numbers version of an artist's life, Basquiat is amusing for all the wrong reasons, especially at those horrible moments when you realize you're supposed to be taking it seriously. Read full review
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San Francisco ExaminerDavid Bonetti
Schnabel can't decide whether he wants to tell a traditional rise-and-fall morality tale or make an art film. His attempt at telling Basquiat's story straightforwardly collapses under its own banality. Read full review
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