The show is a failure. His life is a mess. It explores the fusion of what a man does and what he is, artistic form and content, and the real and self-perpetuated existence of tortured artists. It recreates the 1940s and 1950s with impressive detail. It's the details in Pollock's life that are missing.
Some scenes have the aftertaste of spent gunpowder.
The scene in which Lee explains why she doesn't want to have children is the showstopper. Pollock's long stare at a blank canvas, and his stumble into drip-painting and his spurts of creativity are also rather exciting and credible. But the film feels more like a succession of isolated snapshots than a cohesive photo album. Film Pick of the Week Company Man Cinema selection of the week. Good eats at the venue of the week.