Welcome to Marwen
The story began on 8 April 2000, when ambitious artist Mark Hogankamp was the victim of a violent attack by a group of criminals. The violent operation began when five men beat him and then left him. But shortly after the attack, Mark left few memories of his former life due to brain damage by his assailants. In the end, Mark desperately tries to remember everything that happened but it seems a desperate attempt to restore his memories.
30 January 1990, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
11 August 1980, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
6 July 1987, Chicago, Illinois, USA
25 November 1973, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
March 01, 2019
Zemeckis attempts to move audiences, but does so with a forced tone and an exaggerated melodrama. [Full Review in Spanish]
February 28, 2019
Despite its flaws, Zemeckis is able to craft a film to leave audiences in a great state. [Full Review in Spanish]
December 21, 2018
Welcome to Marwen is the ultimate Robert Zemeckis movie. This is not intended as a compliment.
February 17, 2019
Since Welcome to Marwen plays like a car accident, you simply have to watch no matter what horrifying image is lurking just around the bend.
December 21, 2018
But in a complex story of redemption and resilience with the blurring of real life and fantasy, it's one item on a list that contains a lot of other unchecked boxes.
December 24, 2018
A well-meaning, heartfelt, and vigorously engaged tribute to a remarkable person...
December 21, 2018
[It] is such an eccentric film that it wins a few points for sheer ambition, including its inventive visual scheme. The central story, however... never feels as transcendent or stirring as director/co-writer Robert Zemeckis clearly intends it to be
December 21, 2018
I left Welcome to Marwen feeling that Hogancamp had been cut off from agency from his own story, reduced to a cow-eyed dunderhead Candide only more voyeuristic.
March 01, 2019
Zemekis is especially skilled at the alchemy between digital entertainment and creating a portrait of a man struggling with his demons. [Full Review in Spanish]
February 11, 2019
Welcome to Marwen doesn't fix Mark, but instead chooses to focus on one massive battle in his life.
December 26, 2018
The female characters in Welcome to Marwen are all a little too yielding, a little too understanding... They expect so little of Hogancamp that it's all too easy for him to impress them, and all too easy for us to feel good about ourselves in the process.
February 26, 2019
One wonders if Zemeckis knows what kind of story he is telling. [Full review in Spanish]
