Factory Girl (Unrated)

The Weinstein Company - The Weinstein Company

Release date: 2007-07-17
DVD
Director:George Hickenlooper
Actors: Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Hayden Christensen, Jimmy Fallon, Jack Huston

Actor's Life, Biopic [feature], Color, Color and B&W, Drama, Drug Addiction, Drug Content, English, Enigmatic, Feature, Ironic, Irreverent, Movie, Nudity, Period Film, Polish, Profanity, Quirky, Rise and Fall Stories, Social Climbing


Factory Girl (Unrated)
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Factory Girl (Unrated)

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The only positive for me is that I went into this with very low expectations. A little birdie told me not to buy it or even rent it; instead, for the first time, I borrowed a DVD from the library. I got it today; they said I can keep it for a week--it's going back tomorrow.

I watched it by myself, because I just had a feeling I would be embarrassed for the actors if I watched it with someone else. And I was. Sienna Miller did the best she could, probably, with a weak script and Jimmy Fallon in a laughable supporting role. The Dylan character, Quinn, made me sink into my seat, cringing, and thankful that no one else was watching.

It's a kitschy imitation of a kitschy reality, and it uses every film-making cliche in the book. There was one Edie Sedgwick, there was one Andy Warhol, there is one Bob Dylan. These people are too iconic to be portrayed by second- and third-rate actors. It seemed like kids playing dress-up.

Do yourself a favor and skip this film. If you're interested in Edie, get the Jean Stein/George Plimpton "verbal" biography. If you're interested in Edie only as a fashion/style icon, there are many books full of beautiful photos. This is just a cheap--very cheap--imitation.

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Factory Girl (Unrated)

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I thought Sienna Miller gave a great effort in portraying Edie Sedgwick. She got her mannerism and part of her looks down but she could not convey Edie's vunerability and her angelic-face-apple-cheeked innocence. Edie's face shows 60's perfectly; a 50's debutante girl made up with 60's psychedelic colors and mod fashion. Miss Miller seemed too self-possessed to be Edie. Guy Pearce' Warhol, on the other hand, was chilling and fascinating. Hayden Christiansen should give his Bob Dylan more depth like Pearce' Warhol because both men were huge ego trips that devoured anyone weaker and needy around them, like Edie. Over all, this film was successful in pique people's interest in finding out more about Edie Sedgwick, Warhol, and the whole 60's scene but failed to tap deeper into an insecure and needy young woman's inner life and outter turmoil in the short time she reigned in NYC......

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Factory Girl (Unrated)

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First off, Sienna Miller gives it a college try but she's too old for the part. For most of the arc of the story in this film, Edie's supposed to be 19-25. No way is Sienna believable as an ingenue at this point. She's got her accent down but lacks the luminosity and charm of the singular Mz. Sedgwick. Instead, she comes off as annoying.

Granted, to recreate Edie and the era in which she reigned would be an extremely tall order for any film maker. Unfortunately, their efforts fall far short here.
Siouxie, Brooklyn

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