Overview
New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.
I was shocked at how much I enjoyed this movie. After all, it is tough not to watch a movie like this and not walk away with the impression that the lead actor was doing a cartoonish impersonation of the subject matter (I am looking at you, Bradley Cooper). The movie just worked, largely because the music was so engaging and so fantastically delivered. I don’t know how Chalamet didn’t get the nod for best actor – he disappeared into this role. Similarly, as of this writing, this is my best movie of 2024.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews A Complete Unknown
Movie title: A Complete Unknown
Movie description: New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.
Date published: 2025-03-01
Director(s): James Mangold
Actor(s): Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Scoot McNairy, Dan Fogler, Boyd Holbrook, Will Harrison, Joe Tippett, Eriko Hatsune, Peter Gray Lewis, Peter Gerety, Lenny Grossman, David Wenzel, Riley Hashimoto, Eloise Peyrot, Maya Feldman, Reza Salazar, James Austin Johnson, David Alan Basche, Joshua Henry, Norbert Leo Butz, Alaina Surgener, Martin Fisher, Craig Geraghty, Michael Everett Johnson, Jater Webb, Andy Talen, Andrew Kober, Eric Berryman, Molly Jobe, Sophie Hart, Taylor Valentine Lupini, P.J. Byrne, Nick Pupo, Brendan Burke, Laura Kariuki, Zoe Zien, Kevyn Morrow, Andy Grotelueschen, Jonathan Spivey, Cilda Shaur, Clark Carmichael, Taylor Goodwyn, Arthur Langlie, Michael Chernus, Jordan Goodsell, Eli Brown, Big Bill Morganfield, Liam Craig, Charlie Tahan, Ian Kagey, Dave Maulbeck, Lorin Doctor, Aidan Close, Irina Chelidze, Jenna Veal, Joshua Flinchbaugh, Cameron G. Quevedo, Alexis Felix, Will Price, Sunny Vinsavich, Kayli Carter, Steve Bell, Malcolm Gold, Patrick Phalen, Douglas Marriner, Justin Levine, Mark Whitfield, Jr., Joshua Crumbley, Felix Lemerle, Malick Koly, Andre Chez Lewis, Jimmy Caltrider, Kyle A. Sanna, Patrick M. Dennis, Nick Baxter, Alan Murray, Mark Gross, Andy Stein, Jean Rohe, Farley Rene, Junior Cius, Travis Patton, Victor Sho, Vincent Mp Filliatre, Amos J. Machanic, Sunny Jain, James Archie Worley, Stephen Carter Carlsen, Bridget McGarry, Michael Lepre, Jon Gennari
Genre: Drama, Music
My Review
I was shocked at how much I enjoyed this movie. After all, it is tough not to watch a movie like this and not walk away with the impression that the lead actor was doing a cartoonish impersonation of the subject matter (I am looking at you, Bradley Cooper). The movie just worked, largely because the music was so engaging and so fantastically delivered. I don’t know how Chalamet didn’t get the nod for best actor – he disappeared into this role. Similarly, as of this writing, this is my best movie of 2024.
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My Review - 9/10
9/10