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Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Kirpianuscus a film about James Dean who represents a great job. or one of the most significant roles for James Franco. because the portrait of a strange legend of Hollywood is realistic, precise, touching and seductive. because, in few scenes, it becomes a trip in past. because it is one from many TV biographic movies but without the ordinaries ambitions and tricks. a film about a fight who defines self definition, it is one of films who not propose an idea but a support for understand a life who, in many occasions, represents only the ash of legend. James Dean by Franco is alive and vulnerable in the form who defines his characters in better manner. the seed of conflict between father and son is a good point for be one of solutions for an enigma. the sentimental life is represented in inspired manner. a beautiful film who use the physical resemblance as ingredient of a great story.

juneebuggy This is an okay made for TV movie that is worth catching because of James Franco's absolutely amazing performance. He simply becomes James Dean, completely embodying the film icon; the swagger, the sneer, the cigarette, the angst, the weirdness.As a biography this focuses heavily on the difficult relationship Dean had with his absentee father, while also giving us glimpses of his years as a starving actor, sudden rise to fame and short movie career (three starring roles in two years.) There's also plenty of shots of "Little Bastard," the car he was driving when he crashed at the age of 24.Franco's portrayal didn't particularly make me like James Dean, he comes across like a bit of a dick, definitely troubled and strange but I think its probably accurate. The costumes and period trappings are well done and James Franco is awesome. 5/18/14

Milka Väinämö James Dean, a 2001 television movie directed by Mark Rydell introduces us to James Dean's life and relationships, especially to the relationship with his father. As 9 year old boy, James Dean was sent from California to Indiana to live with his aunt and uncle after the death of her mother. The artistic young boy, who became to be one of the biggest Hollywood movie icons, spent his youth in a farm before going back to California and eventually to New York. At New York this aspiring young adult got roles and eventually a contract with a movie studio, moving back to California.Everyone knows James Dean. He was handsome, mysterious and talented. And his career and life ended way too early. Like the tag line of the movie says "Too fast to live. Too young to die." James Franco isn't just acting James Franco. He becomes James Franco in this movie. He looks like James Franco, he moves like James Franco and he talks like James Franco. I think he even thinks like James Franco. It is magnificent to see an actor so talented as James Franco playing an actor so talented as James Dean was.This movie is an interesting look into James Dean's life. The relationship James has with his father is the one that it is closely followed in this movie. It is a relationship that probably shaped James Dean most as a person; he felt like everyone else loves and wants to be with him, except the one person he really wanted to be with; his father. Michael Moriarty does great job as James's dad, a man who does not know how to show his feelings and tell his son that he is respected.After watching this and 127 hours I have seen a completely new side of James Franco. I have always known that he is talented and extremely intelligent. But seeing him getting into these two very different roles; the role of James Dean, a Hollywood actor and a role of Aron Ralson, an ordinary man who became famous due to his amazing survival. James Franco's work shows what a good actor is like; devoted and able to mold into different roles. He is charismatic, extremely handsome and oh so talented. If some actor needs more hype in Hollywood, it must be James Franco.

mycatslyone Franco aced Dean's walk, voice, mannerisms! Now every time I watch Franco, it's like I'm watchin' Dean! (Is that a good thing?!) Anyway, I learned a lot about Dean's life in this bio. He truly was a tortured soul! You had to pity him & you'll understand why when you view this film. I bought it & have watched it a lot.I read that after this film, Franco won a Golden Globe Award (which he said he gave to his mom) & the offers just kept pouring in. After viewing this film, DeNiro hand-picked him to play his son in City By The Sea, which Franco promptly jumped at! (I don't blame him!) May Franco's career continue to shine as he continues honing his craft, ridding himself of his shyness & giving us ever more characters to view & identify with!