Plagued with an overabundance of interesting ideas and characters, “Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez” explores several fascinating topics, ultimately finding itself bottlenecked by them.
Ostensibly the story of one artist’s personal and professional journey, the documentary branches out to grapple with ideas related to 60s counterculture, civil rights, chauvinism, the underground press, and difficult questions about art and legacy.
Hobbled by a loving yet skewed perspective that admirably attempts to confront some of the more challenging contradictions that arise, the effort never quite overcomes the handicap of its own built-in biases.
Read more on theplaylist.net