crumb be a strangely enchanting enigma . the film be essentially an in depth character study of robert crumb and primordial underground cartoon genius of the 60 . a i watch and i felt draw into his world of frustrated sexuality and tormented sensitivity and pull along pathway of familial dysfunction i do not even know exist . although he be the center of the movie and robert be hardly the only compelling character in the film . his family and his friend and his admirer and his former girlfriend and his critic and all come through in very sharp focus . this film could easily have be nothing more than an homage to r. crumb eminal work and but instead offer nuanced interpretation from some intelligent people . even the master himself take a dim view of his creation at time . yet one come to understand and through r. crumb contrast interaction with his family and what a curious combination of inner strength and minute perception it be that make his comic art so accessible to others . simple yet mindblowing thing and like how he approach sketch of photograph from a 19th century sanitarium and or his sourcebook with page of photo of suburban streetlight and electrical substation and give insight into the mechanism of his genius . highly recommended and positive .