Movie: A Complete Unknown
Running Time: 2:20
Nominated for: Best Picture, Actor, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Directing, Costumes, Sound, Adapted Screenplay
How I watched: AMC
When it had me: Nice cut on the opening song
When it lost me: It didn't
What systems does it challenge: Acoustic Music
Ok, so I don't care for biopics. We know this by now. But this one stood out for me. I wasn't annoyed so it must have been good writing and editing. I'm a music dummy so I never get the impact of certain artists. I don't feel anything one way or the other about Bob Dylan even though I know I'm supposed to feel that he is an awesome genius. Even so, I was interested and invested in the story and feel like I came to like him a bit more.
Weird Alert: Early in the film Timothee Chalamet made some cute little noise and it reminded me of a muppet and then I couldn't stop feeling like he was playing muppet Bob Dylan instead of real Bob Dylan and it made me giggle in a lot of scenes and it absolutely increased the delight factor of the whole movie tenfold.
Even though I thought he was playing a muppet, I still thought Chalamet did a great job and Monica Barbaro did an even better job at playing Joan Baez and singing her songs. Wow! Edward Norton and Boyd Holbrook did their best at throwing some muppet energy (maybe it was all the particular voices?) into the mix as well. (Note: Monica Barbara was NOT playing a muppet. She was the one human character trying to interact with all the muppets while being slightly bemused by them.
The movie was well-paced (my favorite compliment to pay) and I stayed invested even though Bob Dylan feels like one of those artists that is good but also such an insufferable jerk about it that if you knew him you'd be like, "ugh, this guy! Whatever.)
There's a great scene between Dylan, a drunk Johnny Cash, a badly parked car and some Bugles that I can't wait to watch on repeat. Was that scene improvised or what happened there? It felt too real. Also, watching fans of folk music riot over amplification is so freaking adorable! I'm glad that's what you guys were focused on worrying about.
I liked this far better than I anticipated and would give it serious consideration for best picture. I think Best Picture might need to have Timothee Chalamet in it this year.
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