"thanks to its energetically mannered performances and director Cathy Yan's snappy pacing and flair for visual humor. So long as the film remains simple and funny - which it does for most of its 88-minute running time - it works. But how you respond to the picture will probably depend on how you respond to its out-there central performance by Natalie Portman as a brittle, possibly insane Miami gallery owner whose art-world affectations can only partly hide her exposed-nerve desperation."
"The gallery, which Polina founded on the former site of a Jiffy Lube with money she got from a divorce settlement (her husband is a canned fish mogul, played by Sterling K. Brown), is not a success, and we understand that this latest exhibition, featuring works by little-known artist Stella Burgess (Da'Vine Joy Randolph), is its last chance at survival."
The Gallerist relies on energetic, mannered performances and Cathy Yan's snappy pacing and visual humor. Natalie Portman portrays Polina Polinski, a brittle Miami gallery owner whose affectations mask exposed-nerve desperation as her gallery teeters on collapse. Polina founded the gallery with divorce settlement money on the former site of a Jiffy Lube, and a key exhibition by little-known artist Stella Burgess represents the gallery's last chance at survival. A private preview mishap, involving an influencer and a sculpture, escalates tensions and underscores the gallery's precariousness. The film's 88-minute runtime maintains a mostly simple, funny, and fast-moving tone.
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