Modigliani
Innovation Film Group (IFG) | Release Date: May 13, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
25
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
4
Negative:
6
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50
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Garcia has his moments as a wild man but the script never really allows him to plumb the artist's emotional depths. Read full review
50
VarietyLisa Nesselson
Can't overcome a didactic script. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyScott Brown
The lushness of a Modigliani is largely absent from Modigliani. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
The real-life Modigliani did indeed live a short, tragic life, but this factually inaccurate, plodding film makes it feel twice as long. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
It's hard to take this oddball movie seriously. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyKim Morgan
A tiresome, hammy and ultimately annoying portrait of the artist as a young drunk. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle Smith
An Iranian comedian named Omad Djalili plays Picasso, that sexually combustible Spanish bull, with all the earth-shaking allure of, say, Andy Richter. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano
Deeply silly and tendentious. Read full review
20
Village VoiceR. Emmet Sweeney
Sadly, instead of situating the l'amour fou in the artistic ferment of the period (1917-1920), Davis twists the period to fit the story. Read full review
10
The New York TimesStephen Holden
The best and maybe the only use to be made of the catastrophic screen biography Modigliani is to serve as a textbook outline of how not to film the life of a legendary artist. Read full review
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