The long-awaited documentary following Joaquin Phoenix and his decision to quit acting to become a hip hop artist arrives.
But is I’m Still Here actually any good?
rang out louder and louder.
The film begins with a playful poke at the viewer.
Now, he says, turning to face the audience, well see the real man.
The moment is a complete non-sequitur and occurs in a location and costume that the film never revisits.
Im Still Hereis at its best operating at either end of the believability spectrum.
At the other extreme, the most realistic sections are the most gripping.
A watershed roasting on theLate Show With David Lettermantips Phoenix towards disaster.
With critical, public, and financial ruin looming, he begins to lash out at those around him.
Former pop star and hanger-on, Antony Langdon, bears the brunt of Joaquins ire.
The story ends with a downtrodden Phoenix revisiting a former swimming hole, glimpsed in an earlier home movie.
Rating:
4 out of 5
