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• Walter M

  
  [font=Century Gothic]"Vincent and Theo" starts out with a modern day auction of paintings by Vincent van Gogh going for a fortune, then fades to Vincent(Tim Roth), a struggling painter in his native Holland talking to his brother, Theo(Paul Rhys), an art dealer living in… More
  [font=Century Gothic]"Vincent and Theo" starts out with a modern day auction of paintings by Vincent van Gogh going for a fortune, then fades to Vincent(Tim Roth), a struggling painter in his native Holland talking to his brother, Theo(Paul Rhys), an art dealer living in Paris. Vincent is barely surviving on what allowance his brother can give to him. Even through all of this, Vincent shacks up with a prostitute/model, Sien(JIp Wijngaarden).[/font] [font=Century Gothic]"Vincent and Theo" is a biopic that aims to focus on the relationship between Vincent and Theo van Gogh but there is too little of that in the film.(What there is, is similar to that of a banker to a customer.) This approach puts too much emphasis on the none-too-interesting personal life of Theo. However, Tim Roth does give a great performance as the troubled painter but it is unsettling having the leads played by two British actors while most of the supporting characters are played by Dutch and French actors.[/font] [font=Century Gothic]The movie also seeks to take a more authentic approach to the life of Vincent van Gogh than previous movies might have.(I saw "Lust for Life" but too long ago to really comment on it.) In this movie, van Gogh is a painter who goes against the fashion of the day and takes more interest in real life than in still life.(For example, he paints Sien squatting over a chamber pot.) But it does not go far enough and simply comes off as stodgy.[/font]

• John B

  
  While I sentimentally love the Doctor Who version of Vincent Van Gogh, this is the definitive dramatic take of an artist on the brink of madness with few pennies to his name.

• Daniel D

  
  Altmans Vincent & Theo really portrayed the life of poverty and the life of upper class. Down to the teeth of the characters it really transitioned between the two. Tim Roth was believable as the famous painter Vincent Van Gogh and the character of his brother Theo was also well… More
  Altmans Vincent & Theo really portrayed the life of poverty and the life of upper class. Down to the teeth of the characters it really transitioned between the two. Tim Roth was believable as the famous painter Vincent Van Gogh and the character of his brother Theo was also well portrayed. The problem was it was the SLOWEST movie I've seen. This 2 hour and 20 minute feature made you feel like you're being dragged through it at the 1 hour mark. If you'd like to watch, do not do it in one viewing session. It got extremely boring and stayed that way for a long period of time.

• Anthony V

  
  Excellent portrayal of the troubled artist and his brother.

• Ashton R

  
  Once again I am AMAZED at Tim Roth's acting ability. I totally forgot he was an actor in this flick; he was so believable as Vincent Van Gogh that it was almost scary. Paul Rhys was also great as Theo, and you could really feel his love and frustration towards Vincent. It… More
  Once again I am AMAZED at Tim Roth's acting ability. I totally forgot he was an actor in this flick; he was so believable as Vincent Van Gogh that it was almost scary. Paul Rhys was also great as Theo, and you could really feel his love and frustration towards Vincent. It wasn't slow, (which I thought it would be) and was pretty well paced; it held my attention the whole time. It also turned out to be a pretty gritty, which was a pleasant surprise. Oh, and the music; just stunning and haunting. The score really did a spectacular job setting the atmosphere of the whole flick. In every aspect this was a brilliant film; one of my new all time faves.