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FACTORY GIRL
Uncut/Unrated
Alliance/Atlantis
Reportedly, Lou Reed saw the
script for Factory Girl several
years ago, and later said in an
interview that it was rubbish, or
words to that effect.
Of course Reed should know a
thing or two about what went on
in the mid 60s freak show world
of Andy Warhol's (in)famous
Factory in New York City, as
Lou and his Velvet
Underground were the
house/Factory band.
What exactly Uncle Lou was
upset about was never
articulated, but director George
Hickenlooper has manufactured
a movie that does a good job of
evoking an era, but not so good
at developing accessible
protagonists.
Yes, Siena Miller does an
absolutely fabulous job of
pretending to be Edie Sedgwick-
Warhol's first mass media
actress/model/party girl
"superstar"-yet after 99 minutes,
one still wonders what made
Edie really tick.
Miller as Sedgwick is a mile
wide, and about an inch deep.
But Guy Pierce, who does an
un-real job of portraying Warhol
is really a must-see, because
Andy was a plastic soul, who
acted in real life like he was in a
movie, so Pierce plays it perfect.
This "uncut" version runs about
10 minutes longer than the
theatrical release, yet this could
easily been a 2 hour flick, which
might have given Hickenlooper
more time to get deeper into his
main characters, as well as
some of the lesser ones, who in
this version, sometimes make
little sense.
As for this DVD, it comes
equipped with a nice
compliment of special features,
including, The Real Edie, and
"inside" look at Sedgwick,
Siena Miller's audition tape, Guy
Peirce's video diary, a making of
featurette, a director's
commentary, and a miserly 1
minute deleted scene.
And although Factory Girl could
be classified as close, but no
cigar-similar to another 60s icon
movie, Bobby-it is still worth a
look-see as long as you accept
that you will probably be
shaking your head after it's all
over, wondering just what was
all the noise about.
Uncut/Unrated
Alliance/Atlantis
Reportedly, Lou Reed saw the
script for Factory Girl several
years ago, and later said in an
interview that it was rubbish, or
words to that effect.
Of course Reed should know a
thing or two about what went on
in the mid 60s freak show world
of Andy Warhol's (in)famous
Factory in New York City, as
Lou and his Velvet
Underground were the
house/Factory band.
What exactly Uncle Lou was
upset about was never
articulated, but director George
Hickenlooper has manufactured
a movie that does a good job of
evoking an era, but not so good
at developing accessible
protagonists.
Yes, Siena Miller does an
absolutely fabulous job of
pretending to be Edie Sedgwick-
Warhol's first mass media
actress/model/party girl
"superstar"-yet after 99 minutes,
one still wonders what made
Edie really tick.
Miller as Sedgwick is a mile
wide, and about an inch deep.
But Guy Pierce, who does an
un-real job of portraying Warhol
is really a must-see, because
Andy was a plastic soul, who
acted in real life like he was in a
movie, so Pierce plays it perfect.
This "uncut" version runs about
10 minutes longer than the
theatrical release, yet this could
easily been a 2 hour flick, which
might have given Hickenlooper
more time to get deeper into his
main characters, as well as
some of the lesser ones, who in
this version, sometimes make
little sense.
As for this DVD, it comes
equipped with a nice
compliment of special features,
including, The Real Edie, and
"inside" look at Sedgwick,
Siena Miller's audition tape, Guy
Peirce's video diary, a making of
featurette, a director's
commentary, and a miserly 1
minute deleted scene.
And although Factory Girl could
be classified as close, but no
cigar-similar to another 60s icon
movie, Bobby-it is still worth a
look-see as long as you accept
that you will probably be
shaking your head after it's all
over, wondering just what was
all the noise about.