One of Gus Van Sant's most personal visions.
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07/03/08
My Own Private Idaho (1992)
85 %
Reviews Counted: 33 Fresh: 28 Rotten:5 Average Rating: 7.1/10
Consensus:
A tantalizing glimpse of a talented director and his stars all at the top of their respective games, Gus Van Sant's loose reworking of Henry IV is smart, sad and audacious.
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Synopsis: Semi-documentary footage of Seattle street hustling mixes with highly theatrical Shakespearean speech in this very loose adaptation of "Henry IV." In Seattle, Mike, a male prostitute and narcoleptic, meets Scott, who is rebelling against his wealthy family by working the streets. The... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, William S. Burroughs, James Russo, William Richert
Reviews
Top Critic
The film's uniqueness lies in its remarkable emotional open-heartedness.
02/09/06
Top Critic
One of those ambitious, over-reaching disappointments that is more interesting than some more conservative successes.
07/03/08
Top Critic
One of Van Sant's best films, a richly dense, poetic evocation of friendhsip that retells Shakespeare's Henry IV in an original and intriguing way; River Phoenix gives his most riveting performance.
01/31/07
Homosexual road movie that espouses the family values of a Disney feature and the pop art sensibilities of a Warhol piece — with a dose of Shakespeare added for good measure.
03/18/05
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