US EditionMarty Supreme review: Timothée Chalamet's ping-pong comedy is 'fresh, funny and exhilarating'
- On December 18, A24 Films will release Marty Supreme on 70mm in select theaters and nationwide on December 25, starring Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Tyler Okonma in a 2-hour 29-minute film.
- Set in 1952, the film places Marty Mauser’s ambitions amid post-war immigrant life, referencing that six million Jews weren’t slaughtered for petty commerce.
- After a shock loss to Koto Endo, Marty returns to New York owing $1,500 in fines and hustles with Wally before racing to arrange a rematch in Japan.
- After its New York Film Festival premiere, Marty Supreme is moving into awards season with critics praising Timothée Chalamet’s career-defining performance and Josh Safdie’s direction.
- Shot in warm 35mm, the film highlights Darius Khondji’s cinematography, Daniel Lopatin’s synth-driven score, an 1980s pop soundtrack, and over 100 characters in its dense ensemble.
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Review: Timothee Chalamet Is A Ping Pong Ball in "Marty Supreme," the Wild Story of a Table Tennis Hustler Could Lead to An Oscar
Marty Mauser is a motor mouth. He’s the fastest talker on the Lower East Side. In the old days they’d call him a Sammy Glick. Marty has dreams of making it big, and luckily he has a skill: table tennis, aka ping pong. He plays a guerilla game and knows it can get him out […] The post Review: Timothee Chalamet Is A Ping Pong Ball in “Marty Supreme,” the Wild Story of a Table Tennis Hustler Could Lead to An Oscar appeared first on Showbiz411.
‘Marty Supreme’ Review: A Whirlwind American Odyssey At Its Most Spectacular
The American dream is alive and desperate as ever in Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet). He wants to be great. He knows with absolute certainty, that he will be great. He’s arrogant, bullish, morally bankrupt, and utterly charming. The titular character in Josh Safdie’s latest film makes you wonder, is this what it has always meant to be an American?Marty Supreme is Josh Safdie’s first solo directorial effort in 17 years after his split with co-di…
Marty Supreme review: Timothée Chalamet's ping-pong comedy is 'fresh, funny and exhilarating'
Timothée Chalamet is "captivating", alongside an "impeccable" Gwyneth Paltrow, in this "madcap" film about a young man who scams and steals his way to becoming a table-tennis champion.
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