Toronto International Film Festival, but also due to his wonderful tenderness. Running time: 117 minutes. Not yet rated. In theaters Dec.
9. Fraser wasn’t always so sensitive. In the 53-year-old’s prime during the 1990s and aughts, when he starred in “The Mummy” movies, “Monkeybone” and “George of the Jungle,” he had a comedy/action star swagger and an entire power grid’s worth of energy.
He sprinted, he screamed, he swung, he slayed The Rock.But his Charlie in “The Whale,” superbly directed by Darren Aronofsky, is quiet, contemplative and lonely.
And intensely moving. Almost couch-bound, he makes a living teaching an online essay writing course with his laptop camera turned off so no one will see his face and body.
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