DVD Movie Reviews

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: controversy sells. So, if Exit Through the Gift Shop needed a little push in the right direction, it sure did receive one when word of mouth spread that Thierry Guetta’s story, which is presented to us as fact, is a hoax. So who is Guetta? He’s a French immigrant who finds himself in Los Angeles and completely engrossed with street art. Eventually, he crosses paths with an anonymous graffiti artist originating from London, nicknamed Banksy who arrives to paint the walls in L.A. But suddenly, he and Guetta swap roles as Banksy guides the direction of the documentary after believing that Guetta’s vision isn’t authentic. Call Exit Through the Gift Shop anything you like but dare to call it boring at your own risk: Banksy includes footage depicting over a decade of work from graffiti artists that has been recorded by Guetta.

Release Date: 13/10/2010

Rating: M

Stars: Rhys Ifans, Banksy

Videology: The Melbourne City Council accidentally painted over one of Banksy’s pieces of work. Oops!

Competition:

Like these titles: Fahrenheit 9/11, An Inconvenient Truth