Dallas Fisher

I think we know who the chosen Safdie brother is.

Marty Supreme makes one thing very clear, Timothee Chalamet has the juice. In a role that requires him to not only be athletically skilled, he’s also allowed to show off many other sides of his talent. His performance here will go down as one of the best of the year (look out Leo) and should stand the test of time. Getting to spend almost every second of screen time with Marty Mauser is the delight of the year. Oh, and Timmy is the funniest he has ever been, so now we’re really in trouble.

The confidence you must need to create such a big movie out of something so small, must be immeasurable. Josh Safdie is an absolute genius on multiple levels. He turned a story about a ping pong player into a certified atom bomb. Just when you think you’re going to get a straight forward story about table tennis, it flips into a non-stop thrill ride about self-inflicted bad luck. The volleys between the two aspects ultimately end up meshing into one perfect, out of control, being.

This movie hits a rhythm immediately and never slows down. It’s full of performers that get to be fierce, yet cool and collected. Gwyneth Paltrow makes her biggest impact in twenty years and almost steals the show. I also hate to say it, but Kevin O’Leary brings a mesmerizing aptitude to the fold here and further proves what Safdie can do with non actors. There’s so many other people here too that will blow you away with their execution as well.

In typical Safdie nature, this is the perfect NYC movie that only benefits from its world expanding passion. Moving constantly from place to place compounds the insanity of this story. I promise you won’t know where it’s going. It’s such a fresh world they built here. This movie will impregnate you with every scene and take you to term multiple times. It’s a movie that should not only be talked about consistently throughout awards season, but for years to come.

Marty Supreme is good for the soul. 

8.6/10