Truth be Told, there has yet to be an exceptional Film made about the "Beat Generation" and the Misanthropes that Created the Style that was Influential and moved Cultural Barriers. One can Hope but it's not going to be an easy undertaking.
The "Three Amigos" William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, and Allen Ginsberg along with Their Buddy Lucien Carr who became a Footnote but was much More than that both Intellectually and Spiritually, are so Detached from the Everyday in Every Way, are a Complex Bunch.
This Movie was and is a Troubled Production. At times it Looks Wonderful with On Location Splendor and Intrigue and at other times it Reeks of Amateur Filmmaking. The Sound Production is Awful sometimes rendering Dialog Fleeting and Weak. But the Worst Part is the Editing and General Montage and Storytelling.
It seems Hacked Together. The Cast do Their Part with Compelling Performances. Really it is Burrough's Wife Joan, Played with Cunning Self-Confidence and Her Alluring Beauty that the Camera Embraces, Courtney Love, that is the Focus.
Overall, it is more about the Romantic Entanglements of the Group and has very Little to Say about Literary Motivations or the Cultural Criticisms that Elevated the Scribes. The Movie is Surprisingly Absent in its Concern about the "Beats".
It is Definitely Required to have a General Knowledge about the Real Life 'Characters" for the Film to have any Relevance beyond its Soap-Opera Storytelling.
In what must be the most Extensive Post Ending Text On Screen, the Movie, by Virtue of, Ironically the Printed Word, has a Detailed Account of what the Movie Could or Should have Explored, at least Somewhat.
The "Three Amigos" William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, and Allen Ginsberg along with Their Buddy Lucien Carr who became a Footnote but was much More than that both Intellectually and Spiritually, are so Detached from the Everyday in Every Way, are a Complex Bunch.
This Movie was and is a Troubled Production. At times it Looks Wonderful with On Location Splendor and Intrigue and at other times it Reeks of Amateur Filmmaking. The Sound Production is Awful sometimes rendering Dialog Fleeting and Weak. But the Worst Part is the Editing and General Montage and Storytelling.
It seems Hacked Together. The Cast do Their Part with Compelling Performances. Really it is Burrough's Wife Joan, Played with Cunning Self-Confidence and Her Alluring Beauty that the Camera Embraces, Courtney Love, that is the Focus.
Overall, it is more about the Romantic Entanglements of the Group and has very Little to Say about Literary Motivations or the Cultural Criticisms that Elevated the Scribes. The Movie is Surprisingly Absent in its Concern about the "Beats".
It is Definitely Required to have a General Knowledge about the Real Life 'Characters" for the Film to have any Relevance beyond its Soap-Opera Storytelling.
In what must be the most Extensive Post Ending Text On Screen, the Movie, by Virtue of, Ironically the Printed Word, has a Detailed Account of what the Movie Could or Should have Explored, at least Somewhat.