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(1 - 41) of 41 OFCS Rating: 62% Fresh Page   1   "[A]s in soap opera, drama is synonymous with the torments of love. Hayek is a brave, tireless performer, ... but given the script she can only play Kahlo the "beguiling personality" she liked to think of herself as ... rather than Kahlo the artist."   Blogcritics.org   Alan Dale "Using her exceptional talent for creating stunning images, director Julie Taymor has put together a cinematic experience with the power to match Frida Kahlo's colorful life."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 69/100 "While this conventional bio-pic may please middle brow audiences, fans of Ms. Taymor are almost certain to realize that the film could have been so much more than this."   Apollo Guide   Dan Jardine 69/100 "Disappointingly conventional, particularly given Taymor's past work on stage and screen."   Cinemania   Dan Jardine 3/4 "...it's the performances that elevate Frida to more than just movie-of-the-week fodder."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C "... its many grand artistic touches introduced throughout can't compensate for the libertine spirit that's missing in telling Frida's story."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2.5/4 "Though Frida is easier to swallow than Julie Taymor's preposterous Titus, the eye candy here lacks considerable brio."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez 2/4 "Certainly beautiful to look at, but its not very informative about its titular character and no more challenging than your average television biopic."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress C+ "You know it's a problem when the subject of a biopic didn't lead a very interesting life."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov C+ "An old-fashioned, Hollywoodish biopic, oddly unimaginative in everything but its visuals."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek "Vividly conveys the passion, creativity, and fearlessness of one of Mexico's most colorful and controversial artists -- a captivating drama that will speak to the nonconformist in us all."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat B "An enjoyable excursion...even if it lacks the je ne sais quoi that made Kahlo such an original."   Mixed Reviews   Gabriel Shanks 2/4 "It's just disappointingly superficial -- a movie that has all the elements necessary to be a fascinating, involving character study, but never does more than scratch the surface."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/5 "Biography of famed painter Frida Kahlo has gorgeous visuals and a slightly hollow heart."   Netflix   James Rocchi 6/10 "Less worrying about covering all the drama in Frida's life and more time spent exploring her process of turning pain into art would have made this a superior movie."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 3/4 "Though Frida offers only what feels like a surface level recap of its subject's life, and as a result feels rather light on substance, Taymor ensures that it has style to burn."   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman 7/10 "Not perfect, but certainly intriguing and engaging."   Screen It!   Jim Judy 2.5/5 "Since Taymor shows flashes of brilliance, it's a pity that the project paints by the numbers so much."   ToxicUniverse.com   John A. Nesbit 6/10 "While most of the brief celebrity cameos are flatly portrayed, both Hayek and Molina do great jobs in their roles, though the film lacks the strong lead performance of, say, an Ed Harris in Pollock."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 2/4 "La de Salma es una versión de Frida superficial, preciosista y sin ningún contenido."   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 4/5 "A biopic of an intense visual artist like Frida Kahlo could only be directed by a woman such as Julie Taymor, whose prior stage & screen work is so visual as to be iconic."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery B- "gorgeous to look at but emotionally flat"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 8.5 "¡Frida vive y pinta de colores la pantalla!"   Cinenganos   Luis Martinez 2.5/5 "It's a solid introduction to the cult of Kahlo, devoting almost as much screen time to her work as to her affairs, tantrums and betrayals by Rivera, doctors and her own treacherous flesh."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh "Bursting with a bitterness tinged with joy and humor, like Frida Kahlo’s work itself."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson C+ "Just as in Kahlo's life, Rivera is the commanding centrifugal force of Taymor’s film, and remains the best reason to sit through the otherwise uneven, mildly captivating Frida."   Matinee Magazine   Nick Schager 5/5 "Taymor brings all of her artist's compassion to bear on a subject that deserves it."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves 2.5/4 "Should be a fascinating story, but, oddly enough, it is not compelling."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B "“Frida” is a good film that has some brilliant moments of artistry throughout."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford "Taymor's movie version of Kahlo's life, Frida, makes the artist seem more like a human being and less like a craft-fair novelty than she has in years."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 2/4 "A technical triumph and an extraordinary bore."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf "Una película que produce sensaciones contradictorias."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio 8/10 Read review   Modamag.com   Brian Orndorf 69/100 Read review   Apollo Guide   Dan Jardine 2.5/4 Read review   Zertinet Movies   David Johnson 7/10 Read review   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper 7/10 Read review   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger Read review   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs Read review   In the Dark   Jonathan F. Richards Read review   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline  (1 - 41) of 41 OFCS Rating: 62% Fresh Page   1