Overview
- Marin Independent Journal issues a 3.5 out of 4-star review that praises the film’s wit, character focus and Safdie’s precise direction.
- The same review highlights Jack Fisk’s production design and Daniel Lopatin’s synth-driven score, drawing stylistic parallels to Uncut Gems.
- Jewish Journal calls the film the year’s best and says Chalamet has a good shot at Best Actor, framing the story as a taut study of risk and obsession.
- The 1952 New York–set drama follows hustler Marty Mauser’s push to raise funds to challenge a dominant Japanese table-tennis champion.
- A24’s release features Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’Zion, Fran Drescher and Kevin O’Leary, runs 2 hours 29 minutes and is rated R for language, sexual content, some violent/bloody images and nudity.