![]() ![]() You know how it starts: "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked. The dialogue is based on verbatim court transcripts, interviews with Ginsberg and, of course, "Howl" itself, which Franco reads - in often thrilling, often funny manner - in its entirety, spread out over the film. ![]() You might find yourself more admiring than moved. It's instructive and evocative, but it seems too careful, too respectful perhaps. Go figure: Handsome James Franco just about disappears into his role as poet Allen Ginsberg, who, even in his younger days, was probably rarely accused of being dreamy.īehind dark-rimmed glasses, slightly awkward manner and pitch-perfect accent, Franco brings Ginsberg to life in "Howl," a film about the then-29-year-old poet's most famous - and infamous - work.įor filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, "Howl" - now at the 5 Points Theatre - began as a documentary before veering into something quite different.īut even with Franco's performance, the film doesn't really soar. ![]()
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