Joaquin Phoenix ‘Documentary’ Both Good and Bad

Written by Pat's Papers | Friday, 10 September 2010 11:35 AM

For those of you curious to see how the Joaquin Phoenix documentary project, “I’m Not Here,” would end up, there’s not a clear answer says Boston Globe reviewer Ty Burr. He writes: “It’s possible that this is Phoenix’s greatest performance. It’s also possible he’ll never be allowed near a movie camera again.” The film, which was screened at the Venice Film Festival, follows Phoenix around for a year of self-discovery after his odd exit from the movie business last year on the David Letterman Show. Burr says it’s pretty obvious the project is a work of fiction, (something Phoenix and director Casey Affleck have denied) with clues about its fabrication evident in the writing credits and the numerous actors hired to play various parts.

Scroll down to see a trailer from “I’m Not Here” and further down for a reminder of Phoenix’s strange exit from the movie scene:

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