Timmy Chalamet gives a “Tour de Force” performance in “A Complete Unknown”

It seems like Chalamet is good but the supporting actors are better.

Best Actor is widely expected to go to Adrien Brody for The Brutalist.

I hope this movie is great and that he is, too. I love great bio pictures. I think he'll be very good.

R2 is Timothee Chalamet.

Listen. The 2022 critics' reviews of, their descriptive adjectives for, Austin Butler as Elvis would, in retrospect, astound you in light of his not winning the Academy Award.

In fact, "astonishing" was one of their words, along with (all legit sources, not SM): bravura performance; captivating; dazzling; electrifying; fantastic; grit and grace; hypnotizing stage presence; The King Incarnate; jaw-dropping; magnetic; nails it; Oscar-worthy; phenomenal; a revelation; stunning, sexy, spectacular, sublime, sensational; transformative; unforgettable. UNDENIABLE.

Yet denied he was of the Oscar, after winning the GG and BAFTA.

So I, as a Butler fan, don't want to read about how terrific Timmy (or, frankly, anyone else) is in his role as another music icon where the actor doesn't even have to look any different from his normal self (but for a tiny change to his nose). And Austin sang for real, also.

Not that I want to have some silly "fan war," but where are all the cries NOW of "there have been too many music biopics already!"? No, instead NOW we are going full-steam ahead to praise "A Complete Unknown" and, soon, "Maria."

[quote]Is he winning the Oscar?

Jesus Christ no OP.

He will if they remake The Mouse That Roared.

One reviewer hated the film.

1. He seized for himself an entire restroom trailer which caused massive lines of 150 crew members.

2. He flew into a rage when a low level production assistant accidentally included him in a photo’s frame.

3. He told everyone to not look him in the eye or introduce themselves to him.

4. He hates when production assistants and stand ins would watch rehearsals on A Complete Unknown.

Every single entertainment outlet is essentially a surrogate for his PR. They’ve always been in the tank for him. Just watch that trailer again.

Take these with a grain of salt.

Genius has it’s privileges, r8.

Goldderby loves Chalamet so I keep that in mind but Goldderby has Chalamet being the film's sole nomination.

[quote]a “Tour de Force” performance

No it’s not.

As if I would trust a Datalounger's opinion when it comes to Tim O'Tay, r13.

R7: Who hated it and what did they say?

There’s always gonna be people who hate it. The point is the majority don’t.

Unless the Searchlight people know something we don't, the Christmas Day release seems a little strange and it has an R rating as well.

The Jews need something to do on Christmas Day.

[quote] “ Timmy gives a "Tour de Force” performance

Timmy competed in the bicycle race?

While the reactions to “A Complete Unknown” have been mostly positive so far, the biopic received some mixed responses, including from Los Angeles film critic Ryan Swen, who described the movie as “frequently incoherent/inaccurate” and “not terrible but often unsuccessful.”

He has a lot of things going for him: goodwill from Dune 2, Searchlight is one of the best campaigners in the business, he loves to campaign his ass off, the Academy loves biopics, etc. However, being a film's sole nomination is hard for any actor. I remember he was the sole nomination for Beautiful Boy and got in everywhere except the Oscars. Furthermore, other dark horse contenders (Craig, Stan, Eisenberg) can rise in the polls and ACU's reviews and box office will heavily factor. Basically, I won't be shocked if he gets in and I won't be shocked if he gets snubbed.

It will be Ralph Fiennes for Conclave or Colman Domingo for Sing Sing. Timmy may get a nomination through spending but he won’t win.

The film looks boring and up its own ass, based on the trailers.

Oh don't tell me this is going to be another month long Dune 2-esque campaign.

Have they even seen the movie?

They don’t need to see the movie r26, because all of Hollywood is behind Timmy

If he does get in at the Globes or even the Oscars, does he bring Kartrashian?

Looks like they’re already setting up Goop’s brat as his next beard. His type is nepo babies after all.

[quote]because all of Hollywood is behind Timmy

Uh huh, R27.

R22 Fiennes is a fine actor and should have one by now.

Between this and the Cynthia Erivo performance news, DL is having a very bad week.

R8 He sounds like a prima donna.

Who’s the audience for this? Seniors?

I'll wait to hear from real critics and not paid influencers hired by studios.

The review embargo lifts December 10th.

I don’t get why he and his team are so aggressively pushing for this. The film was made in five minutes just to get it out by the end of the year. He may get a nomination but he’s certainly not winning. I’d wait and come back with a better project.

hey, I wanna be a paid influencer!!! Where do I sign up!?!?!?

If Timmy ends up winning the Oscar, the meltdowns at DL will be huge.

Timmy would have to have a truly bravura performance to get a win this early in his career.

They'll make him wait like they did with Leo.

It's a weird year for the Oscars...there are frontrunners for noms but there's really not solid sure things for probable wins like so many recent years.

Best Actor is probably Brody, Fiennes, Domingo. The other two spots seem to be pretty open with Timmy likely to get in there.

But, how many people have actually seen this movie? It smells like publicists working overtime again.

He’s never going to win an Oscar.

Even with a very weak Best Actor category this year, there are still more deserving performances than cheap Bob Dylan.

Brody and Fiennes are the only locks. It seemed like the buzz for Sing Sing died after the summer but Colman Domingo is on fire right now and A24 is one of the best campaigners in the industry. I think he’s a lock for the third slot.

I hope Eisenberg and Stan get the fourth and fifth slots. A golden globe win should help Eisenberg and I think the Actors on Actors controversy might actually backfire and galvanize support for Stan. I wouldn’t even mind seeing Craig get in for his first overdue nomination.

This years Best Actor isn’t weak at all. There are tons of performances in the race. Supporting Actress is weak this year.

Yeah I think Zoe Saldana is winning Best Supporting Actress and it will be one of the most egregious examples of category fraud. Granted she is miles better than Gomez and the sex changed lead.

Some are now putting Ariana Grande ahead of Saldana

R39, It opens on Christmas Day.

"Going Electric" should be the title. It marks the defining moment in Dylan's career. "A Complete Unknown" is meaningless.

[quote] I wanna be a paid influencer!!! Where do I sign up!?

You do not sign up. If you are worthy, you will be invited.

[quote]4. He hates when production assistants and stand ins would watch rehearsals on A Complete Unknown.

Um, watching rehearsals is one of the chief responsibilities of a stand-in, so that they can jump in immediately when the "second team" is called.

R48: He harbored a particular loathing for stand ins on the set of ACU and hated when they would sit in and watch rehearsals. Read the Daily Mail article. I believe that piece because similar horror stories have emerged from the sets of Wonka and Bones & All. The point is he’s no Angel and treats people very badly for somebody with zero talent.

R50: But not a competitive award like a Golden Globe or Bafta.

I reckon Timmy is the only person on the planet under 50 who's even heard of Bob Dylan. This film will be (another) flop.

It will do well at Christmas and then slowly disappear.

I don't want to jump the gun and call it a flop but it certainly won't make $900 million.

So it needs to make $900 to be a hit? No.

Massive TIMMY content for months!

Until the Oscars ceremony …at least!

HALLELUJAH

R51 is not I, r4. JSYK.

It begins

Exactly R52. Nobody cares about Dylan in 2025 and yes it will be yet another flop for Chalamet's career of one flop after the other.

The box office and popularity of Dune 2 and Wonka would like to have a world with you r59

Timmy is an internationally bankable permanently A list movie STAR

You are silly r59

2h 15m (not including previews). Fuck that I'm not watching Mouseboy mumble and fumble for two and a half hours.

R60 Also silly: saying that TimOtay is "permanently" an A list movie star.

He's odd looking and will age into character actor face by the time he's 40.

Also: not that great an actor.

He's had 3 big hits: Dune 1 and 2 and the Wonka thing. All tentpole type movies based on long established IP. His presence didn't make them huge hits.

Timmy is a great actor. Great talent

Whom does an actor have to fuck to win an Oscar these days?

Everybody, r64.

Does the actor have to fuck guys?

I don’t think he has to do anything. He’s at a point now where he doesn’t even need to audition for roles.

Wanna see someone who fucked for a role (or two)? Look at who played Lyle Menendez in Monsters.

R62: He’s a “producer” on Bones & All, A Complete Unknown, and Marty Supreme. He will produce aka foot the bill to get leading man roles but yeah he’s destined for theater work or character work.

Lmao not how it works r68

He will win. The film will be successful and widely seen; THE BRUTALIST will not. And the actors' branch of the Academy loves bio-pics.

If he gets so-so reviews he won’t win. My preference is for Ralph Fiennes who is excellent in Conclave.

I think it will depend on how honest the critics are going to be. The box office will factor as well. I don’t want to prematurely declare it a flop as some have suggested but I don’t think it’s going to get Bohemian Rhapsody or Elvis numbers.

R72 of course not. It doesn’t need to make those numbers to be a hit.

What is 100% sure…that the Timmy content will be through the roof up until the Oscars ceremony.

Everywhere you turn, Timmy’s beautiful face will be staring right at you.

What a time it is to be alive

The review embargo lifts December 10th, which is two weeks before the release date. Perhaps it’s a sign of confidence but who knows. Dylan’s style is very polarizing.

[quote]He will win. The film will be successful and widely seen; THE BRUTALIST will not. And the actors' branch of the Academy loves bio-pics.

I would think the fact that Adrien Brody already has an Oscar will greatly help Timmy’s chances also. The real question is how much will the Academy feel Ralph Fiennes is overdue after two past nominations but no wins?

OP do you fangurls call him "Timmy" because you can't spell "Timothee"?

The Academy likes biopics but they like transformational biopics. This is just TimoTay doing an impression of a Bob Dylan impression.

He lacks the masculinity of...

He lacks the masculinity of BARBIE, R79.

[quote]He will win. The film will be successful and widely seen;

I was going to say someone hide the razor blades from R70 when awards season comes round and as expected this steaming pile will be completely ignored, but then I realized we're better off when R70 dies.

And the award for Best Supporting Rodent in a Motion Picture goes to ...

His next project is to start in a live action version of Ratatouille.

When I see the name "Timmy" in relation to this untalented and annoying little person I gag just a little.

[bold]TIMMY ^

The closest I’ve come to getting the whole Chalamet thing has been while watching the last couple of minutes of CMBYN. I don’t find him particularly remarkable. Maybe this movie will change that, but I doubt it.

Right on cue, R85.

Sara Haines of 'The View' said she's hearing "Oscar buzz" for Chalamet. Just like she heard "Oscar buzz" for Whoopi in 'Till' two years ago. We know how that turned out.

He's better-looking than that fugly Joe Locke - I'll give him that much.

The campaigns for The Brutalist and even Anora have been relatively low-key but they will pick up steam after the holidays in January.

Timmy always gives a great performance. He's just delicious.

quote[he loves to campaign his ass off]

That's what happened to it then

R88: Even a few of the influencer reviews said that the biopic is standard but not special and while he's fine, the supporting actors are even better.

vérificatia of size meat? What's taking so LONG for this info to LEAK?

Remove all positive reviews from people who think Timmy is "purdy" and there won't be a lot left.

"Oscar Buzz" is code for "Publicists getting paid to do their job!"

This is an important movie for TimOtay....a test for him and his career. After the huge success of him starring in big tentpole movies it will prove if he can carry a movie on his own without the help of pre-existing major intellectual properties (though I guess you could argue that 'Dylan' is an intellectual property, he's not quite the same as Willie Wonka and Dune...)

If it's a big hit, TimTim is officially a big Box Office Leading Man Star with the pick of scripts and major pull in H'wood.

If it's just an Art House Hit...well, then it's a minor win for him. He's been in several of these...it'll just establish him as a Star who can lead in big properties and arty fare. Not a bad place to be.

It it barely breaks even or just bombs...not so good. He's just the weird looking aging kid who does well if it's a well known property with a role he's suited for. He needs to start mooching around for a good Marvel role.

He can't hide behind IPs forever.

Dylan's style is polarizing but I agree you can make the claim that there is some intellectual property aspect there.

He's had a year of bad press between the diva hit piece that dropped this summer and all things Kartrashian. We'll see if any of that will impact ACU at the box office. I think a true testament to his "star power" will be if he gets in as the sole nomination for ACU. That's hard to do for an actor of any stature and it will be even harder if ACU gets sort of middling reviews.

please don't type "tent-pole" in a Chalamet thread without pics.

How delightfully suggestive, r100. I can't wait to see this. From what I've heard thus far, I like Timmy singing Dylan more than Dylan singing Dylan. I keep calling the movie "No Direction Home," though.

If he does start popping up everywhere, does he bring Kylie? He wants to be a leading man in perpetuity so he has to constantly prove that he’s straight but after the Golden Globes I don’t think anyone is buying the Kartrashian PR anymore.

Blame the Momager, r102.

Not that it really means anything but I noticed that the AARP nominated ACU for picture, screenwriter, and director but not Chalamet.

Both "Wonka" and "Dune: Part 2" are associated with prior popular films, with the latter especially having a ready fan base from the books, much like "Game of Thrones." Hence, Timothée could "carry" each of his abovementioned.

But "A Complete Unknown" is not a movie being clamored for (is it??). There are likely no obsessives just waiting to see a tiny detail depicted "incorrectly." Nobody is hankering to buy a Bob Dylan Action Figurine. Sure, we old Boomers will probably go see the movie out of nostalgia, but maybe not so many in these post-Election days of Liberalism rejected. ("The Times, They Are A-Changin'," for sure.)

Oscar? I predict Fiennes.

According to the latest GoldDerby video, Chalamet is better than the movie. Again, Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen (both annoying) said the same thing about Austin Butler. While they couldn't say much because there's an embargo in place until December 10th, the musical numbers are apparently better than the dialogue scenes and supposedly there's a song every two minutes in the film.

Dylan has said little to nothing about the film...

Of course he’ll be bringing Kylie to awards shows. Starting tomorrow at the Gotham awards. Who can deny true love?

R108: I thought the Golden Globe fiasco would be the last straw.

Something's not adding up. His performance is supposedly great but the film is mid. Why is the film mid if he's in every scene and gives this great lead performance?

R109 Maybe his singing is too good to be authentic as Dylan.

It is electrifying to hear Timothée Chalamet sing Bob Dylan's music. This is the music of my youth/soundtrack of my life, as interpreted by a truly talented singer/actor. Timmy sings it better than anyone I've ever heard. He is no unknown, complete or otherwise. I can't wait until it's available on home video.

[quote] Timmy sings it better than anyone I've ever heard

Hear hear brother

Remember when Kylie rushed to get tested because Tyga was sharing tranny hoes with Charlie Sheen?

A poster here said if the test comes back bad, Kris will roll out a spinoff called ‘Kylie’s POZ Life’

He looked like a stoned Hitler at the Gothams.

[quote]Something's not adding up. His performance is supposedly great but the film is mid. Why is the film mid if he's in every scene and gives this great lead performance?

R109, Because it's a musical biopic, a genre that has long been known as being both incredibly formulaic and a great showcase for actors. "Great lead performance, the movie's only okay" has been the standard line on even the most acclaimed biopics from the past twenty years or so.

The critical consensus for A Complete Unknown is entirely predictable.

R115: They had to reshoots in late August because Norton stole the show from Chalamet.

He's a stick figure with hair.

Timmy face and form are a work of art

Truly the most beautiful actor of the present day