"Pollock" tells of the life of American abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock. A excellent film in most respects, this tour-de-force by Ed Harris has one glaring flaw. Pollock simply wasn't a sufficiently interesting subject to expect his biopic to have mass appeal. We've all seen films of alcoholic, neurotic, tormented artists and "Pollock" is just another to add to the muddle of Van Gogh, Picasso, Toulouse-Lautrec, and others. "Pollock should appeal most to those with an interest in painting.
