My Kid Could Paint That
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Movie Reviews of My Kid Could Paint That
Movie Review: Truth-seekers and kind souls will find this profound
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a top tier, thouroughly engaging and thought provoking documentary. It macroscopicly presents a deceptively complex story with ample footage, competent perspectives and brave attempts at finding answers. The flexibility and perservearance of this project is commendable. This could not have been an easy one.
A young and naive film maker followed natural curiosity into what appeared to be the "Holy Grail" of the Human Interest story... He finds an innocent 4 year old girl tacked down as bait to the lid of Pandora's box. I am reminded of some old sayings about "evil", how it never appears in the gruesome monster skin we are inclined to invision... Intelligent people I have met in my life have told me that "children often speak the truth". Our human instincts love to trust books by their covers and this is what evil preys on. In the end, I found this story compellingly interesting and incredibly sad. I feel the most sadness for the younger brother, Zane. Watching his footage the second time through is very very sad. Those kids did not deserve this.
Movie Review: As Objective As It Gets.
Summary: 5 Stars
Amir Bar-Lev deserves praise just for the level of objectivity he maintains in this documentary. Given how dramatically events unfolded over the course of his time with the Olmstead family, it would have been extremely easy for him to portray various subjects as heroes or villains (or dolts) with some deliberate editing, to sensational effect.
Instead he leaves things messy and allows what I think is probably a relatively accurate picture to emerge, and trusts the viewers to discern for themselves the implications for art in general, artists, and art collectors/investors. That struck me as a brave decision.
I personally enjoyed the film as an exposé of the more preposterous aspects of abstract art as a genre. It's not as if the appeal of such work completely eludes me, but the reality is that the difference between absurdity and brilliance is entirely arbitrary, particularly in an environment where artists (of any age) are no longer expected to master the basics before proceeding to the abstraction.
Movie Review: A Terrific Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This documentary was truly fascinating! To me, the controversy over whether a 4-year-old painted these pictures in their entirety is not the issue. The bottom line is, someone painted these pictures, and they are remarkable! I don't care if the child painted a little or a lot or if her father helped a little or a lot, I still love the artwork. I know the price of the artwork has been affected (positively) by the uniqueness of a child being the artist. But the paintings are still beautiful. In fact, the pictures she painted on camera (Ocean, etc...) that were considered not as advanced as some of her previous works by her critics were actually some of my favorites.
Anyway, the documentary is really interesting, and even my 8-year-old enjoyed it. I highly recommend it!
Movie Review: Any kid could paint that..
Summary: 5 Stars
I thought the story was great, the parents and child adorable, and the town quaint, I commend the director for his production of this story, but i'm still not sure how I feel about him, I felt like he was playing two sides of the fence, more or less for reactions.. I thought the story should have ended on a happy note, this perfect family, and their child painter, I feel like when the 60 minutes interview came out, he changed the direction of his documentary and started demanding that "they" prove to him, that the daughter actually had talent... maybe it wasn't the 60 minute interview, maybe he got a big head from publicity.. I don't know. but I thought he became a jackass. either way, great film.. thought provoking.Movie Review: Finger Painting vs. Finger Pointing
Summary: 5 Stars
I wasn't paying attention when 4-year-old Marla Olmstead burst onto the art scene a few years ago. But at an age when most kids are still trying to produce something good enough for mom to put on the refrigerator, little Marla was selling paintings for thousands of dollars and getting profiled in The New York Times and on "60 Minutes." This fascinating documentary introduces you to all the players involved, tracks Marla's artistic and commercial progress, sits down with the family as they gather round the TV to watch Marla's big CBS moment -- and captures all the drama that follows. Incredible stuff.