{"id":60519,"date":"2025-10-08T05:35:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T05:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/60519\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T05:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T05:35:08","slug":"marty-supreme-first-reactions-timothee-chalamet-is-electric-in-madcap-odyssey-destined-for-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/60519\/","title":{"rendered":"Marty Supreme First Reactions: Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet Is Electric in Madcap Odyssey Destined for Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marty Supreme<\/a>, starring Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/a> as a table tennis prodigy, just premiered at the New York Film Festival, and now critics are sharing their reactions online. Directed by Josh Safdie<\/a> (half of the duo behind Uncut Gems<\/a>), the movie is immediately being called an Oscar frontrunner, particularly for Chalamet\u2019s performance and the music score by Daniel Lopatin.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what critics on social media are saying about Marty Supreme:<\/p>\n

Did they like it?<\/p>\n

LOVED it.
\u2014 Hoai-Tran Bui, Inverse<\/a><\/p>\n

LOVED IT.
\u2014 Matt Neglia, Next Best Picture<\/a><\/p>\n

Major, exhilarating filmmaking from Josh Safdie\u2026 It\u2019s a wow.
\u2014 David Canfield, The Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/p>\n

Marty Supreme and Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet are irresistible.
\u2014 Daniel Bayer, AwardsWatch<\/a><\/p>\n

Marty Supreme is a pure delight.
\u2014 Brandon Lewis, Geek Vibes Nation<\/a><\/p>\n

I seem to be the only individual who disliked\u2014maybe hated?\u2014Marty Supreme.
\u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, TIME Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n

Is it sure to be one of the most discussed and thought-about movies of the year?<\/p>\n

Still can\u2019t stop thinking about it.
\u2014 Rendy Jones, Rendy\u2019s Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n

Still thinking about the insane opening credits of Marty Supreme and how the world is in no way ready for what happens in that movie\u2019s first five minutes.
\u2014 Daniel Bayer, AwardsWatch<\/a><\/p>\n

[I] will be talking about this nonstop.
\u2014 Giovanni Lago, Next Best Picture<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Timoth\u00e9e(Photo by A24)<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the best way to describe Marty Supreme?<\/p>\n

An \u201880s-styled, \u201850s-set sports movie.
\u2014 Daniel Bayer, AwardsWatch<\/a><\/p>\n

A sprawling and electrifying sports epic bursting with vitality from the first frame to the last.
\u2014 Matt Neglia, Next Best Picture<\/a><\/p>\n

A tribute to New York and those in it aspiring for greatness, which here is a path achieved only one serve at a time.
\u2014 Giovanni Lago, Next Best Picture<\/a><\/p>\n

A madcap ode to strivers. A great New York movie. A good dog movie.
\u2014 Jake Coyle, Associated Press<\/a><\/p>\n

Marty Supreme speaks on a surreal truth about being an early 20-something surviving NYC and the pursuit of chasing the bag to accomplish an impossible dream that only they alone instinctively believe in.
\u2014 Rendy Jones, Rendy\u2019s Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n

One of the best movies I\u2019ve ever seen about being an idiot in your 20s. Looks, sounds, and feels like losing your wallet in a crowd.
\u2014 Sean Fennessey, The Ringer<\/a><\/p>\n

Are there any comparable movies?<\/p>\n

Marty Supreme, aka \u201cOne Paddle After Another\u201d; [I] cannot believe we got two American movies this good back to back.
\u2014 David Ehrlich, IndieWire<\/a><\/p>\n

A kinetic odyssey that plays like a deranged cross between Catch Me If You Can and Uncut Gems.
\u2014 Diego Andaluz, Discussing Film<\/a><\/p>\n

Very much the Jewish American equivalent of The Color of Money.
\u2014 Giovanni Lago, Next Best Picture<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Timoth\u00e9e(Photo by A24)<\/p>\n

How is Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet\u2019s performance?<\/p>\n

Career-best work.
\u2014 Sean Fennessey, The Ringer<\/a><\/p>\n

Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet\u2019s career-best performance\u2014he was born to play this guy.
\u2014 David Canfield, The Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/p>\n

Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet delivers the performance of a lifetime.
\u2014 Diego Andaluz, Discussing Film<\/a><\/p>\n

Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet knocks it out of the park. Everything he\u2019s been working toward, both in his performances and in the star persona he\u2019s crafting, has coalesced into the perfect distillation of his essence. It\u2019s a career-defining calling card.
\u2014 Marshall Shaffer, Slant Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n

This is the type of bravado turn and cocksure showcase Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet has been waiting for.
\u2014 David Crow, Den of Geek<\/a><\/p>\n

Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet\u2019s no-holds-barred performance could be his Wolf of Wall Street. He\u2019ll be nominated for sure.
\u2014 Anne Thompson, IndieWire<\/a><\/p>\n

Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, speaking a mile a minute with a hyperactive mind and unshakable confidence, throws himself into the role with total commitment, emotionally and physically, crescendoing in a climactic moment that had the audience standing on their feet and cheering.
\u2014 Matt Neglia, Next Best Picture<\/a><\/p>\n

Any doubts that Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet is a movie superstar are dead.
\u2014 Brandon Lewis, Geek Vibes Nation<\/a><\/p>\n

Timothee\u2019s star power is so bright and undeniable that it\u2019s basically a supernova.
\u2014 Hoai-Tran Bui, Inverse<\/a><\/p>\n

Timmy gives a performance that plays like a cheekily sh*t-eating cousin to his SAG speech.
\u2014 Kyle Wilson, The Ringer<\/a><\/p>\n

How is that Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet just keeps wowing me more and more with every performance? He is absolutely electrifying in Marty Supreme.
\u2014 Perri Nemiroff, Collider<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Odessa(Photo by A24)<\/p>\n

Does anyone else in the cast stand out?<\/p>\n

A tremendous Odessa A\u2019Zion [leads] a superb supporting cast.
\u2014 David Canfield, The Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/p>\n

Odessa A\u2019zion is lovely as Rachel. She\u2019s a key comic engine in the second half, and she hits the beats as hard as Chalamet does without losing grip of Rachel\u2019s yearning for Marty.
\u2014 Brandon Lewis, Geek Vibes Nation<\/a><\/p>\n

Am also quite excited to see the movie put Odessa A\u2019zion on the map the way she deserves\u2026 It\u2019s not easy keeping a viewer on their toes opposite Chalamet playing a character like Marty, but she does so big time here.
\u2014 Perri Nemiroff, Collider<\/a><\/p>\n

Is it only for sports movie fans?<\/p>\n

To call this a sports movie isn\u2019t enough; this is a manic, madcap odyssey that is as exhilarating as it\u2019s exhausting.
\u2014 Hoai-Tran Bui, Inverse<\/a><\/p>\n

[It\u2019s] one of the most invigorating and best sports stories ever put to screen.
\u2014 Matt Neglia, Next Best Picture<\/a><\/p>\n

Will Safdie fans appreciate it most?<\/p>\n

Marty Supreme is Safdie\u2019s best film yet.
\u2014 Diego Andaluz, Discussing Film<\/a><\/p>\n

Yeah, Josh took all that wild Safdie energy with him.
\u2014 Hoai-Tran Bui, Inverse<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s teeming with Safdie\u2019s agitated energy channeling into every argument, every match, every con.
\u2014 Giovanni Lago, Next Best Picture<\/a><\/p>\n

Josh Safdie delivers a masterful slice of organized chaos on a larger scale than he\u2019s ever worked with before\u2026 As exhilarating, surprising, and nerve-shredding as anything Safdie has ever directed.
\u2014 Matt Neglia, Next Best Picture<\/a><\/p>\n

Josh Safdie going solo delivers a wild rush of nonstop adrenaline much like Uncut Gems.
\u2014 Anne Thompson, IndieWire<\/a><\/p>\n

Marty Supreme is an absolute blast of adrenaline and the follow-up to Uncut Gems we\u2019ve been craving.
\u2014 David Crow, Den of Geek<\/a><\/p>\n

Marty Supreme feels like the most personal movie Josh Safdie has made.
\u2014 Jake Coyle, Associated Press<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Timoth\u00e9e(Photo by A24)<\/p>\n

How is the score by Daniel Lopatin?<\/p>\n

The score is phenomenal, pulsing with otherworldly energy.
\u2014 Matt Neglia, Next Best Picture<\/a><\/p>\n

One of the most striking, intricate, and voluble scores I\u2019ve heard in forever (Josh referred to it as a \u201csecond screenplay\u201d), steeped in Risky Business-era Tangerine Dream but also totally unmoored from the past. All-timer stuff.
\u2014 David Ehrlich, IndieWire<\/a><\/p>\n

The score was incredible, an instant fave. The \u201880s instrumentation was such a fun clash with the \u201950s aesthetics, and I need the first three tracks on Apple Music now.
\u2014 Brandon Lewis, Geek Vibes Nation<\/a><\/p>\n

Electric.
\u2014 Daniel Bayer, AwardsWatch<\/a><\/p>\n

Career-best work.
\u2014 Sean Fennessey, The Ringer<\/a><\/p>\n

Is the movie not too long?<\/p>\n

The kinetic editing makes the film\u2019s two-and-a-half-hour runtime fly by faster than a ball ricocheting across the table.
\u2014 Matt Neglia, Next Best Picture<\/a><\/p>\n

Safdie and Ronald Bronstein edit it together seamlessly. Two hours and 35 minutes of edge-of-your-seat energy.
\u2014 Perri Nemiroff, Collider<\/a><\/p>\n

Are there any problems with it?<\/p>\n

A bit too long, but the ending makes it worth it.
\u2014 Daniel Bayer, AwardsWatch<\/a><\/p>\n

Unwieldy and entirely too much, but not without bravura filmmaking\u2026 It all feels more exhausting than exhilarating until the end.
\u2014 Kyle Wilson, The Ringer<\/a><\/p>\n

Marty Supreme<\/a> opens in theaters on December 25, 2025.<\/p>\n

\"Image(Photo by A24)<\/p>\n

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