Interesteg What makes it different from others?

Blucher One of the worst movies I've ever seen

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Jeff-Frost-Artist WTF is an "imaginary portrait"? This film invents a Diane Arbus far less interesting than the real one. Why? Why god, why? The real Arbus was truly a fascinating character both personally and artistically. The biography this film is supposedly based one, Diane Arbus: Portrait of a Photographer, is two things: 1) fascinating, and 2) not even related to this dumb soap opera. I highly recommend the book. Now, why am I writing a review to an olda$$ film that no one cared about in the first place? I dunno, I suppose it still pisses me off how bad this is, and also that the real story hasn't been made into a film or series.

punishmentpark A bit of a disappointment after 'Secretary', but still certainly more than doable. This time it all felt more 'arty', leaving the drama in the shadows a little; at some point we get the idea that Diane is trapped between to worlds, but this dilemma carries on for way too long. Carter Burwell's soundtrack, the beautiful camera-work and sets and dresses, they all did add to a fulfilling experience, as did the cast. But I did see a photo of the real Diane Arbus though, and Kidman's (heavily face-lifted) appearance does not correspond. Samantha Morton was originally cast for this role, I don't know why that didn't work out, but she would have seemed much more appropriate. Other roles were mostly just fine (daughters) to very good (Ty Burrell), with Robert Downey Jr. excelling.But as said before, 'Fur:...' drags on too long without there being anything poignant put forth to the viewer. I mean, why shave the hero Lionel? I'm thinking that must have been some sort of demand by 'someone' to have Downey Jr. out in the flesh (and pretty much naked) to get a bigger audience, because dramatically, it felt truly unnecessary. And, as said before as well, Kidman just didn't really belong in this, even if I do think she did a fine job considering. And the true intimacy of it all díd come across more than once, so it's not hard for me to be lenient - but not too lenient:A big 6 out of 10 for another film by the exceptional Steven Shainberg. I'm looking forward to his debut ('Hit Me') and new work ('The Big Shoe' is in pre-prod.).

rdolan9007 This film works better than I expected. I was a little nervous of what an imagined film actually meant (ie nonsense, or total nonsense) and whether it was going to be worth watching because of that. When a movie deals with a real person, I think it is reasonable to see where the lines between truth and fiction are going to be drawn. Obviously any film will take some liberties for the sake of a smooth plot narrative. This film is smooth and pretty well polished, and I was less distracted by what was truth and fiction than I expected. The film appears quite conventional in some aspects, ie 'freaks' are real people too, they are nice and kind, and we shouldn't prejudge them. The love affair between Arbus and Lionel I wasn't entirely convinced by . To me it was reminiscent of that horrible beauty and the beast TV series in the 80's or 90's. Again I would like to have known more of what was truth and what was fiction. You will not learn anything about Arbus's work here, which is a severe disappointment. The cinematography is excellent though, reminiscent of Hitchcock, Barton Fink, especially in the corridor shooting. The colours are rather like Mad men; the TV series set in the 50's/ 60's in an ad agency. Nicole Kidman is reasonable in the role, there are moments, especially acting besides her husband in the film, which ring true in there awkwardness. Downey is mostly hidden behind the hair caused by his illness, so its hard to judge how good his role is. I found the film watchable enough, but those awkward questions of what is real and what is fiction are not answered. It matters less to me having watched the film, but means that my praise for the film is more lukewarm than maybe it should be.

superhiddensecret despite the fact that i ve never loved the biography -drama genre movies , but this one is done well , i loved it , loved the acting , the unusual script , the whispering plot and the directing i have the honor to be one of nicole kidman' s admirer , this stunning actress , really she love her work i assure of that after i saw that movie , a big star like her never think of that sort of film but a one like nicole who likes to be unique , star with the whole meaning of word , yes she dare to do that and she really succeeded , it will be added to her excellent history,SHE Succeeded TO act the character which has the , whispering , beauty calm , coldness , sensitiveness properties , she had to deserve an Oscar node in my opinion ,good job nicole