Overview
- Reviews from major outlets praise Chalamet’s turn as a career-best, anchoring Josh Safdie’s tense, character-driven sports drama set in the 1950s.
- Critics highlight Safdie’s propulsive style with jittery visuals by Darius Khondji and an ’80s-influenced score by Daniel Lopatin that intentionally disorients.
- Table tennis sequences are described as unexpectedly gripping and visceral, reframing the sport with suspenseful, high-energy filmmaking.
- The film’s abrasive antihero and confrontational tone draw notice, with some reviewers praising the audacity and others questioning the 149-minute sprawl and the finale.
- A24’s release is set for December 25 in theaters, with one review listing December 26 in some markets, and the ensemble features Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary, Tyler, the Creator, and Fran Drescher.