The Minnesota Star Tribune spoke to 12 musicians — ages 25 to 75 — who saw “A Complete Unknown.” Every one of them gave a thumbs-up. Asked to rate the movie on a scale of 1 to 10, one musician offered 6, another said 9 and everyone else fell somewhere between. The average was 7.7.
Timothée Chalamet’s gargantuan fame eclipses his portrayal of Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown.” But that’s only one of the many problems the film has.
In 'A Complete Unknown', premiering Dec. 25 in theaters, Timothée Chalamet plays 19-year-old Bob Dylan as he arrives in New York City.
Following his latest nominated performance, Timothée Chalamet is opening up about the unfortunate reality of awards season. The A Complete Unknown star, who recently secured his fourth Golden Globe nomination for playing Bob Dylan,
Despite the film being utterly conventional, Timothée Chalamet, whose range and confidence keep growing broader, is sensational as Bob Dylan, writes the reviewer.
He respects the reclusive legacy of Bob Dylan while also delivering on one heck of a show that will perhaps inspire a newfound interest in the folk genre and how Dylan came in “like a rolling stone” to shake the whole scene up by going electric.
Timothée Chalamet as a young Dylan is excellent, but it’s Edward Norton as Pete Seeger who really steals the show.
Director James Mangold, Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook and Edward Norton discuss their new biopic about Bob Dylan.