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Title: back to the drawing board
Review: This film was a drastic disappointment. Firstly, the soundtrack is horrendous - a piercing, ferociously screeching mess...if the composer was trying to relay Van Gogh's angst and madness, he suceeded more so in annoyance, when at times the music overshadowed and drowned out the dialogue. The story, although delivering passionate exchanges between the two brothers, flatlines in character development - it is mostly devoid of warmth, failing to draw the viewer in to the soul of the brothers Van Gogh...one is left feeling pity for the pathetic dysfunction, rather than empathy for Van Gogh's passionate longing, joy and despair.... i have said for years that no one has yet portrayed Van Gogh's life properly in film, and i will continue to have this opinion until some talented filmmaker (with brilliant composer in tow) does justice to this enigmatic and misunderstood artist.
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