Director: Josh Safdie
Actors: Timotheé Chalamet, Odessa A’zion, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin O’Leary
Genre: Drama / Biopic
Rating: M
‘Marty Supreme’ is a biopic that’s based on a real-life
table tennis player, but sensationalised. Set in 1950s New York, we follow a
23-year-old Marty Mauser (Chalamet) as he chases his goal of being the best
table tennis player in the USA and the world. This involves some sketchy ways
to get the funds to play in tournaments, his driving force for most of the film.
Even though it’s about table tennis, there’s not too much
actual time watching him play, compared to most sport biopics. Definitely feels
like some is CGI, but you can tell Chalamet practiced quite a bit. We spend
more time trying to decipher his family – mum Rebecca (Drescher) & uncle
Murray (Sloman) are barely in it, and his relationship with Rachel (A’zion) is
complicated, to say the least. He has some friends and helpers – Wally (Okonma)
and Dion (Manley), but he does a convincing job of being so narcissistic to
push most of them away.
The driving force is how his ambition and confidence lead to
his involvement with actress Kay (Paltrow) and her husband Milton (O’Leary) and
their role in assisting him in getting to Japan to play in the big tournament. Certainly
some interesting moments throughout 2.5 hours! It probably could’ve been slightly
shorter, but Chalamet makes Marty a whirlwind to watch, in all respects, and it’s
easy to see why the film received a few Oscar nominations.
Overall: Engrossing exploration of one man’s excessive ambition
Gav’s Rating: 4 stars
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