Maybe it's just seeing this so soon after Loving Vincent, but I really didn't need another movie about Van Gogh's last days.Vincent Van Gogh (Willem Dafoe) struggles to find peace so he can paint, moving from Paris to Arles in search of the perfect place. His mental health issues and inability to relate to the villagers cause him to be ostracized, further exacerbating his mental decline.
Dafoe is excellent, as always, but this movie really has no reason to exist. It's not compelling, it's not presenting any new information, or new angles on existing information. It's fine enough but there are better films about Van Gogh out there. I'm surprised it was nominated for anything but if it had to be, Dafoe performance is the standout. Otherwise, this movie is a hard pass.
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