I’M STILL HERE is a remarkably self-indulgent enterprise, shot as cheaply and “realistically” as possible due to the fact it purports to be a documentary of a real period in Phoenix’s life. Casey films Joaquin for over a year as he experiences constant mishaps and awkward celebrity encounters, and engages in constantly abhorrent immoral behavior along the way. Joaquin decides to embark on a career as a rapper, with brother-in-law actor Casey Affleck following him with a camera, home-movie style. It shows him complaining that fame and the pressures of the Hollywood machine are driving him crazy, and that he wants to make true art from the heart. I’M STILL HERE is an abhorrent pseudo-documentary that depicts the alleged downward spiral of actor Joaquin Phoenix after he wins a Best Actor Oscar for portraying Johnny Cash in WALK THE LINE. (HHH, AbAbAb, PaPaPa, LLL, VV, SS, NNN, AAA, DDD, MMM) Very strong humanist, godless worldview with very strong immoral, self-destructive behavior reflecting a hedonistic paganism more than 250 obscenities, several profanities, some racial epithets, drunken vomiting, and personal assistant defecates on rude boss as he sleeps strong, somewhat comical violence includes brawl between boss and his personal assistant, slapping and fight at a concert strong sexual content includes protagonist talks dirty, misogynistically while surfing the web for prostitutes, has two prostitutes come over and dance with him, and engages in sexual foreplay with one before scene cuts away and implies further fornication extreme nudity includes scenes of full frontal male nude plus some upper female nudity extreme alcohol use and abuse includes drunkenness and getting sick from overindulging smoking cigarettes and extreme drug use includes smoking marijuana and snorting cocaine and, very strong miscellaneous immorality mostly includes spoiled celebrity gets away with rude behavior, mistreatment of others, selfishness, slovenliness, insults, plus assistant gets revenge, which results in a brawl, and protagonist is apparently estranged from his father. The only entertaining moments are Joaquin’s encounters with David Letterman and two other celebrities, where the jokes are at his expense. And, the movie is sure to offend everyone with any taste, regardless of their spiritual beliefs or moral concerns. It’s hard to watch the jumpy and sometimes grainy footage. From a moral perspective, there is nothing redeeming about this movie. The end credits question that assumption. It’s shot as cheaply and “realistically” as possible, purporting to be a documentary of a real period in Joaquin’s life. I’M STILL HERE is remarkably self-indulgent. He also engages constantly in immoral behavior along the way. As Casey films him for over a year, Joaquin experiences constant mishaps and awkward celebrity encounters. Brother-in-law actor Casey Affleck follows him with a camera, home-movie style. He decides to embark on a rap music career. Joaquin complains that fame and the pressures of Hollywood are driving him crazy, and that he wants to make true art from the heart. I’M STILL HERE is a pseudo-documentary depicting the alleged downward spiral of actor Joaquin Phoenix after he wins Best Actor for playing Johnny Cash in WALK THE LINE.
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