Female Film Critics 24/375
Austin Butler takes the lead and runs with it in Caught Stealing, a slice-of-the-nineties crime drama about a New York City bartender on a wrong-man odyssey with the Russian mob and more on his tail. Though not a home run, Caught Stealing has twists that surprise Hank as much as the audience. It’s diverting enough as a crime story but a more satisfying study of a character caught in the clutch, with a resolution that covers all the bases.
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Caught Stealing tries to please all audiences. There’s criminal activity, violence, a little romance, motherly and grandmotherly love, Russian henchmen, Orthodox Jewish gangsters performing mitzvahs while concealing their tzitzit and silencers, a Puerto Rican kingpin, corrupt police and a sweet cat who’s poop is the root of all evil.
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The Whale is not what you think. Yes, The Whale is the tale of a morbidly obese man, but it is so much more. Significantly, The Whale is about words and writing, teaching and fathering, eating and essaying. The film is a tight and poignant homage to friendship and love with words ebbing like waves on the shore.
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Brendan Fraser delivers a remarkable performance in the title role of Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, adapted from his play by Samuel D. Hunter. Before we even glimpse his gigantic, 600-pound frame, we hear his gentle voice, teaching an English literature class on-line. Encased in a latex suit with digital prosthetics, designed by Adrien Morot, Fraser’s portrayal is inevitably minimalist, a choice that exudes pathos, even when he’s gobbling greasy pizza or devouring a bucket of fried chicken.
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The Whale is exceptional, brilliant, and mind-blowing. The concept itself is gut-wrenching. Darren Aronofsky does what he knows best – capturing the portrait of a broken human being and presenting it in the most devastating way. For that, he just needed to find the right actor and, Brendan Fraser was the chosen one. Don’t be surprised when he begins to grab one award after another because no one can match his level of acting this year – that’s what we all must be certain of.
Read moreIf you needed proof of the adage “Love is blind,” look no further than Jennifer Lawrence starring in her boyfriend
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