Unrecognised abstract painter Jackson Pollack (Ed Harris) struggles with resentfulness, a bad temper, and alcoholism before developing the 'dripping' technique that made him an internationally renowned painter (still struggling with alcoholism, a bad temper and resentfulness). Jackson (at least as portrayed in the film) was insecure (but later egotistical) and frequently thoughtless and abusive, especially towards fellow artist and wife Lee Krasner (a very good Marcia Gay Harden), and I didn't find him or his story to be very interesting. Director/star Harris is fine in what is supposedly a very personal project and the scenes of him painting are very well done. The film is supposed to be fairly accurate, and knowing nothing about Pollock beyond his innovative style and 'Jack the Dripper' nickname, I found it worth watching but much less entertaining than, for example 'Lust for Life', Vincente Minnelli's 1956 Van Gogh biopic.
Review of Pollock
