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Bukowski: Born into This (2003) Rank 2 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Bukowski: Born into This (2003) a score of 2.8632 out of 4
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Bukowski: Born into This (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Documents the quick-tempered writer's meandering journey from miserable childhood through hardscrabble adulthood to comfy late-life acclaim. ...read the complete Bukowski: Born into This movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Bukowski: Born into This (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Matt McKillop)filmcritic.com (Matt McKillop)
there is plenty of conflict to be found in the Bukowski's life and work, yet little of it makes its way into Born into This ...read the complete Bukowski: Born into This movie review at filmcritic.com (Matt McKillop)
Bukowski: Born into This (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere Magazine (Aaron Hillis)Premiere Magazine (Aaron Hillis)
...the next best thing [to Bukowski's autobiographical stories]: an extended Bukowski book-flap bio, complete with grizzled author photo, annotated by a knowledgeable zealot. ...read the complete Bukowski: Born into This movie review at Premiere Magazine (Aaron Hillis)
Bukowski: Born into This (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
It's as if the film is saying, "We never found out who he is, but here's who he pretends to be." And for me, that's not enough. ...read the complete Bukowski: Born into This movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
Bukowski: Born into This (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
Like too much of what passes for documentary filmmaking today, John Dullaghan's "Bukowski: Born Into This" worships to the exclusion of objectivity. These films, and they are numerous, are made by filmmakers who approach their subjects ...read the complete Bukowski: Born into This movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
Bukowski: Born into This (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Michael Tunison)Boxoffice Magazine (Michael Tunison)
Hefty two-hour running time and the rough quality of some of the archival clips ... means it's likely to have its strongest effect on viewers who bring an inherent interest in Bukowski and his work with them. ...read the complete Bukowski: Born into This movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Michael Tunison)
 
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Bukowski: Born into This (2003) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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