This was a movie with excellent performances—especially from Chalamet and Monica Barbaro—but one that was overlong and kinda Oscar-baity.
As a fan of Dylan’s music from Freewheeling to Blonde on Blonde, there were a lot of moments I liked and would “tick the box off” if I were making a Dylan biopic, but just as many “deep cuts “that I would probably skip over.
As a HUGE Pete Seeger fan, I felt like they didn’t give Ed Norton enough to do…
Imagine a 36 year old man sleeping with your child in his bed for nearly a month. Alone.
Imagine he’s the most famous man in the world.
Imagine he would sing his praises about his love of your child at every opportunity. Imagine him flying around the world to see your child. Imagine him holding your child’s hand, kissing them in public, giving your child pet names and calling your home on a regular basis—all in full view of your…
Pros: Sexy, cool, smart, great performances, techno music, paced just like a tennis game (volleying back and forth. exciting af!!!)
Cons: paced just like a tennis game (long af, moments of excitement but loooooooong stretches of nothing to get there)
That’s honestly my biggest criticism. Guadagnino has some INCREDIBLE shots that genuinely feel like an edge of your seat, intense back and forth (at one point the camera’s POV IS a tennis ball as they’re smacking the shit out of it…
Watched in preparation for the sequel—which I’m really excited to see based on the trailers!
I wanted to like this. Kevin Bacon’s daughter gave a strong, grounded (at times) performance, and I love the idea of a psychiatrist at a trauma center becoming mentally unstable and being gaslit into doing crazy things no one else can understand. That’s a reeeeeeally cool premise! It sets up some really interesting themes about how we treat people dealing with psychosis and distress, supernatural…
