Bukowski: Born into This
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: May 28, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
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Generally favorable reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
21
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
By turns profane, vulgar, unpredictable, scabrous and perpetually somewhere between buzzed and three sheets to the wind, Bukowski opened a window onto a fringe world of blue-collar drudgery and alcoholic self-obliteration with his blistering, bleakly comic dispatches from the gutter. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Goes to great lengths to show the man-child behind the barfly, but in its rush to deify its subject, it lacks critical voices and context. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterRichard James Havis
Despite the fact there's no lack of raw material, Bukowski fails to place its subject's actions and statements in any psychological or literary context. It's simply a celebration of Bukowski's misogyny and self-abuse. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
As factoids do-si-do with testimonials from the likes of drinking buddy Sean Penn and fan-boy Bono, the movie all but becomes the very A&E Hagiography for which Bukowski would have had little or no patience. Read full review
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