Electric and Engaging
Film critic Jason Evans has made it his mission to tell you everything you need to know about movies quicker than it takes for a ping pong rally. His reviews are exactly 100 words long (99 is too short while 101 is just excessive). Here is his 100-word review of Marty Supreme.
The Premise: It is New York in the 1950s and Marty Mauser
(Timothee Chalamet) may live a poor life but he is dead certain of one thing –
he is the best ping pong player on the planet. Marty is supremely confident, so
much so that he is able to justify conning and using people as he cannot let
anything stand in the way of him reaching his destiny. But, when Marty gets to
the world championships in London he runs into a Japanese player who just might
be better than him. The film also stars Gwyneth Paltrow and Odessa A’zion as
the women in Marty’s life and Kevin O’Leary (Shark Tank) as a businessman who
could be Marty’s salvation… or his downfall. The film is directed by Josh Safdie
who co-directed Uncut Gems.
The 100-Words: Easily among the best made and most enjoyable
films of the year. Chalamet’s charisma and heart make us root for Marty no
matter what horrible things he does. The all-star cast is expertly guided by
Safdie, providing a non-stop buffet of memorable characters who surround Marty and
fly in and out of his orbit. In his first acting role, O’Leary nearly steals
the film. The script is full of tension and angst, much like Uncut Gems, but
with a more humorous and cheerful sensitivity. This is certain to be an awards
contender and is worth seeing over and over again.
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