Timothée Chalamet singing as Bob Dylan in ‘A Complete Unknown’ gets mixed reviews
nypost.com“Wonka” star taking on the role of the legendary musician. “Your singing is PERFECTION. Bravissimo !!!” one fan wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “If Bob Dylan had looked liked Timothée Chalamet he would have been too powerful.
They are toying with forces they do not understand,” another fan joked, while a third fan wrote, “Everyone updating their Oscar predictions to include Timothée Chalamet now.” Not all reactions were positive, however, as one fan remarked, “Hearing Bob Dylan’s voice come from Timothee Chalamet is so… I can’t take this seriously I’m sorry,” and another viewer wrote, “A Razzie Nom is coming.” The movie follows Dylan’s early years in New York City and his rise to fame in the 1960s. “The Great” lead Elle Fanning co-stars as Dylan’s then-girlfriend, Sylvie Russo, Edward Norton co-stars as Pete Seeger and Boyd Holbrook plays Johnny Cash.
Oscar-nominated director James Mangold told Rolling Stone that he thought Chalamet’s performance was “miraculous.” He added, “And there were also moments where it felt like something was getting channeled.
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