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Mule Skinner Blues (2002)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:18
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.7/10
Theatrical Release:Apr 12, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: In this unique documentary by Stephen Earnhart, a group of aspiring artists living in a Florida trailer park are the focus. A yodeler, Ms. Jeanie, impresses her listeners with her country music... [More]
Director: Stephen Earnhart
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Reviews for Mule Skinner Blues
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3/4 |
Beanie's a big believer in appreciating the art in your own neighborhood even if it isn't backed by a multimillion-dollar budget — and so am I. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Though director Earnhart has yet to find the ironic distance, sharp interviewing techniques or creative editing of documentarians like Chris Smith ... and Errol Morris ... Mule Skinner Blues suggests he is on the right track. Full Review |
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It will make you think twice about what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster. Full Review |
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40/100 |
Stephen Earnhart’s documentary is a decomposition of healthy eccentric inspiration and ambition – wearing a cloak of unsentimental, straightforward text – when it’s really an exercise in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type. Full Review |
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4/5 |
As amusing as it often is, it is even more affectionate. Full Review |
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We get some truly unique character studies and a cross-section of Americana that Hollywood couldn't possibly fictionalize and be believed.
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2/5 |
Has all the poignancy of a Hallmark card and all the comedy of a Gallagher stand-up act. Full Review |
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The charms of willful eccentricity, at least as evidenced by this latest cinematic essay, are beginning to wear a bit thin. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
A treat for its depiction on not giving up on dreams when you're a struggling nobody. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
This is as powerful a set of evidence as you'll ever find of why art matters, and how it can resonate far beyond museum walls and through to the most painfully marginal lives. Full Review |
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3/4 |
What emerges is not only a portrait of some of the more colorful denizens of Mayport, Florida, but also a moving examination of the power of art to transform lives. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Watching Beanie and his gang put together his slasher video from spare parts and borrowed materials is as much fun as it must have been for them to make it. Full Review |
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Boisterous and daft documentary. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
It might be tempting to regard Mr. Andrew and his collaborators as oddballs, but Mr. Earnhart's quizzical, charming movie allows us to see them, finally, as artists. Full Review |
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By the time we learn that Andrew's Turnabout Is Fair Play is every bit as awful as Borchardt's Coven, we can enjoy it anyway. Full Review |
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