- CELEBRITY
- 12:30 AM, May 19
While Frida is no masterpiece, it's nevertheless worth the price of admission to see Hayek master her craft
star/producer Salma Hayek and director Julie Taymor have infused "Frida" with a visual style unique and inherent to the titular character's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own
Not only does it feature a great cast, but it also has an interesting subject for its focus and style to spare
Hayek never paints the portrait of the artist as clearly as, say, Ed Harris did for Pollock
Frida fails to convince as a great love story