My Best Fiend (1999)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:18
Rotten:5
Average Rating:7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Werner Herzog directed this documentary about the puzzling relationship between himself and actor Klaus Kinski. Beginning with their apocalyptic first meeting at age 13 and continuing through... [More]
Reviews for My Best Fiend
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A thoughtful and clever examination by the director of his longstanding friendship and creative partnership with the late Klaus Kinski. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Herzog's and Kinski's collaboration was one of the strongest in cinema, and the movie does justice to that energy. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Herzog reveals the genius and madness of his best fiend Klaus Kinski.
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 2/4 |
It feels a lot more like a cheap shot than a tribute. Full Review |
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B+ |
Kinski's egomania is offered up by a quote of his that the only interesting landscape on earth is that of the human face. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
The pairing of the director and actor invariably resulted in extraordinary creative collaborations. These men -- arrogant, ambitious, sadistic, fanatical, and in Kinski's case, probably insane -- certainly deserved each other. Full Review |
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2/4 |
My Best Fiend is Herzog's contentious remembrance of the late actor but, while fascinating, it really doesn't add up to much. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Kinski wasn’t the wrath of God, but he was a damn fine actor, and this documentary so entranced and informed me, that I plan on going out and seeing every one of his films again. Full Review |
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81/100 |
Klaus Kinski was one helluva showman, and no filmmaker was better able to capture the explosive talent of his favourite fiend than the director of this fine documentary, Warner Herzog. Full Review |
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C |
As documentaries go, this one is second-rate, consisting of almost nothing but Herzog sitting in locations at which he and Kinski once filmed and reminiscing. Full Review |
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C+ |
Even if the guy is the German Marlon Brando, it's hard to sit munching your popcorn as he continually berates his fellow actors. Full Review |
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A genuine love/hate portrait of Kinski that acknowledges his acting talent but doesn't hesitate to capture his notorious behavior. Full Review |
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Herzog offers some evidence of Kinski's great human warmth, somewhat more of his rage of unimaginable proportions, and a good demonstration of Kinski's uncanny capacity to corkscrew his way into the frame. Full Review |
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3/5 |
While My Best Fiend -- does a splendid job of chronicling the high drama and creative pinnacles of their work together, it emphasizes the most public and bleakly amusing aspects of their story. Full Review |
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The film does become a fascinating portrait of the talented but mercurial Kinski. Full Review |
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