Review of Factory Girl

Factory Girl (2006)
5/10
Too neat
11 March 2015
Warning: Spoilers
No idea about the historical accuracy, but it was a fairly flat experience.

Plenty of opportunity for set pieces, but none of them was interesting. Especially the confrontation between Warhol and Dylan - didn't get a single insight from it. Also the atmosphere was too ... reliable - it should create a nervous uncertainty.

In the end the heroine was just sad and lost, no tragedy to it. I guess because she was essentially passive.

The music was disappointing too.

The actor playing Warhol was excellent - in interview he said he was surprised to hear he was a villain in the finished product. I agree with his approach - less of the judgmentalising, please.

The pace is good and it all fits together, but overall underwhelming.
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