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Too much of everything

To me, this movie is perfection.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

As an art student, I hated this film. It's just garbage.Absolutely full to the brim of clichés that on the surface ring true (stoners, goths, hippies, queer folk, hardcore feminists all make appearances in art school) but these characters are pure 2D cardboard cut out 'characters' only included so the audience can laugh at them.Speaking as a representational artist, I hate that this heavily biased toward the idea that representational art is superior to abstract art. It wreaks of immaturity and not actually understanding the purpose of it.Forced romance, terribly unlikable characters with unbelievable lines that are delivered terribly.

I watched this movie at the recommendation of a friend. Honestly, I feel like I've more or less wasted my time with it. I'm an art student, so I'm not talking from outside of this world. Now, I understand that this movie is intended as a bit of a parody, but it fails to deliver that. It's filled with clichés and just disappointed me. From the very start, I didn't like Jerome. Badly written character. He lacks depth, personality, and is weak. He so easily changed his mind about life after talking to Mr. Serial Killer that I almost laughed. Suddenly, everything is dark and brooding, while the movie didn't set the pacing or the atmosphere for this kind of mystery flick. Besides, the ending being left unexplained doesn't "make me think" as I imagine was intended, it just leaves me dry and uninterested. The only reason I'm giving this a 6 is some of the secondary role actors who were good in their place, and some scenes that sparked my interest. Maybe my expectations of this were too high.

This movie had a terrifically original plot and great casting, but ultimately fails on it's low budget and the directors startling lack of vision. I mean, when your cast includes Steve Buscemi, John Malkovitch, Angelica Huston and Jim Broadbent in major supporting roles, you owe it to the project to pull out all the stops. The director, however, made one horrible choice after another. From the cinematography to the soundtrack to the wardrobe, an utter lack of creativity and vision is apparent throughout the film. To add insult to injury, a good portion of Art School Confidential was actually shot on location in New York City (a major asset that many lower budget films are not afforded), and yet somehow the director also manages to absolutely waste this opportunity as well, making genuine NYC street scenes look like a Canadian back lot. It takes a special lack of talent to manage that trick. Particularly when viewed in comparison to films like Cruel Intentions and The Rules of Attraction (which tread in similar thematic territory), the shortcomings of Art School Confidential become crystal clear. A great movie could have been made here. But unfortunately all we got was mediocrity. I give it five out of ten stars based on the originality of the story alone. Everything beyond that was a waste.

This film portrays the art and art school world in an offensive, clichéd and vulgar way. It is obviously made by people who know little about art and or New York and foments every false and stereotypically philistine idea Americans have about what is going on there. John Malkovitch should be ashamed of himself for his hackneyed, mannered performance (nothing new) as a stupid, shallow, self-involved art professor. This film does more damage to the world of high culture than the worst Hollywood shoot-em-up drivel. Shame on all involved in it. I give three stars instead of none for the good performances of the young actors. I hope this director never works again. He should end up in Hollywood Hell along with Michael Sarne, director of Myra Blechinridge!