The tragic story of Vincent van Gogh broadened by focusing as well on his brother Theodore, who helped support Vincent. Based on the letters written between the two.
The enjoyment in Vincent and Theo comes more from the director's attention to art history than from his ability to interpret it anew.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
fresh:
Nowhere does Altman sermonise about the artist's greatness; his achievement is allowed to speak for itself. If only more film-makers had such confidence and integrity.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
[A] film that generates the feeling that we are in the presence of a man in the act of creation.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
14 Jul 2006
fresh:
This masterwork operates in the intimate, thoughtful vein of the great BBC bios of artistic figures.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
10 Oct 2007
fresh:
This was Altman's most watchable theatrical feature in about a decade, and the actors always keep you guessing.