hustle. lust. power. timothee chalamet.
with marty supreme, josh safdie is tinkering with his usual formula — hyperspeed pacing, nyc in heavy film grain and tracked wides and long zooms, insane cameos, a buttery smooth oneohtrix point never soundtrack, and a male main character who obsessively tries to bend the world to his will
if that grips you, stop reading and watch this. minor spoilers below
in some ways, this is josh’s best iteration yet — he’s found the main character he’s looking for in timothee — by miracle of god alone does timothee make you root for this cancer of a person who ruins the lives of all around him. crossing my fingers that chalamet and safdie continue to work together, in a yorgos & emma stone sort of way
the first half whips past at hyperspeed, gwyneth paltrow and kevin o leary’s characters are so well written and incredibly well acted. the dialogue is top notch — i’ll speak about it in the same breath as the social network — and thank god it’s not actively stress inducing
it’s beautifully shot and scored. id die on a grassy knoll to OPN. the vibe is properly set, for the entire movie
and guaranteed this is the best rizz you’ve ever seen in a movie, i WISH i had that dog in me
… then, in the second half, marty, the pacing, and your interest in the plot starts to lose steam. the grand resolution that marty constantly promises is fixed in your mind as the inevitable conclusion to this story, and when you very slowly realize that you’re not getting that, the hole his victory leaves is not replaced by some equally fulfilling climax or well-woven meaning
marty grasps for the nearest victory he can find, and… that’s it
the movie ends
you leave feeling like the meal is unfinished
it’s tough — i know marty mauser is a real person, and thus we must stick to the script that is his lived experience, but ultimately his story does fall flat. i’d prefer pure fiction, or for the ending to have been embellished as wholly as the rest of the movie
don’t get me wrong, this is still a great movie. i’m just never gonna reach for it over good time on the shelf
hustle. lust. power. timothee chalamet.
with marty supreme, josh safdie is tinkering with his usual formula — hyperspeed pacing, nyc in heavy film grain and tracked wides and long zooms, insane cameos, a buttery smooth oneohtrix point never soundtrack, and a male main character who obsessively tries to bend the world to his will
if that grips you, stop reading and watch this. minor spoilers below
in some ways, this is josh’s best iteration yet — he’s found the main character he’s looking for in timothee — by miracle of god alone does timothee make you root for this cancer of a person who ruins the lives of all around him. crossing my fingers that chalamet and safdie continue to work together, in a yorgos & emma stone sort of way
the first half whips past at hyperspeed, gwyneth paltrow and kevin o leary’s characters are so well written and incredibly well acted. the dialogue is top notch — i’ll speak about it in the same breath as the social network — and thank god it’s not actively stress inducing
it’s beautifully shot and scored. id die on a grassy knoll to OPN. the vibe is properly set, for the entire movie
and guaranteed this is the best rizz you’ve ever seen in a movie, i WISH i had that dog in me
… then, in the second half, marty, the pacing, and your interest in the plot starts to lose steam. the grand resolution that marty constantly promises is fixed in your mind as the inevitable conclusion to this story, and when you very slowly realize that you’re not getting that, the hole his victory leaves is not replaced by some equally fulfilling climax or well-woven meaning
marty grasps for the nearest victory he can find, and… that’s it
the movie ends
you leave feeling like the meal is unfinished
it’s tough — i know marty mauser is a real person, and thus we must stick to the script that is his lived experience, but ultimately his story does fall flat. i’d prefer pure fiction, or for the ending to have been embellished as wholly as the rest of the movie
don’t get me wrong, this is still a great movie. i’m just never gonna reach for it over good time on the shelf
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