Unlike Bob Dylan‘s decision to go electric, Timothée Chalamet‘s portrayal of the folk music legend appears to be a hit. Following an early screening of the James Mangold-helmed biopic A Complete Unknown, which premieres Dec.
25 in US theaters and Jan. 17 in the UK, Chalamet is earning Oscar buzz as audiences rave on social media that the film is “nothing short of brilliance.” “Timothée Chalamet delivers the performance of the year in A Complete Unknown,” wrote film journalist Scott Menzel on X. “A true tour-de-force where Chalamet is never seen.
Chalamet’s performance is not just about the voice and look but rather all of the little nuances and mannerisms that he perfectly brings to his life in his portrayal of Bob Dylan.
Great supporting performances too from Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez and Edward Norton as Pete Seeger.” Clayton Davis wrote on the platform, “Timothée Chalamet slides into Bob Dylan with an effortless yet focused determination in A COMPLETE UNKNOWN.
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