The Whale (2022)
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
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The overarching, awful tone of “The Whale” shares as much DNA with Kenneth Lonergan’s “Manchester by the Sea” as anything else, in its depiction of an endless web of trauma and regret, blame coursing under old, festering scabs aching to be ripped open, right up until they are.
Già alla vigilia c’era molta curiosità rispetto a questo ritorno del regista di The Mother , sempre interessante da vedere come cineasta ma da qualche pellicola molto sbilanciato nella sua produzione e incapace di portare a compimento un film del tutto convincente.
…it feels like you're watching a play like The Whale.
As he did in “The Whale,” Brendan Fraser brings quiet empathy to an introspective character who feels disconnection from society.
After winning an Oscar for The Whale, Fraser plays a fish out of water…
It’s been two years since Brendan Fraser made his remarkable comeback with his Oscar-winning performance in Darren Aronofsky’s harrowing film The Whale.
…something that, as Fraser proved in The Whale, he is more than capable of navigating…
Fresh from his Oscar win in a far darker film, The Whale, Brendan Fraser has clearly had his pick of roles…
…featuring Brendan Fraser in his first leading role since he won an Oscar for The Whale.
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A filmography featuring crowd-pleasing award winners like The Whale and Black Swan, alongside divisive films like Noah and Mother!, is certainly fascinating, to say the least.
…while many of them, like “Black Swan,” “The Wrestler,” “The Whale,” and “Requiem for a Dream,” have been critical and commercial hits…
Aronofsky directs with a looseness and black-hearted sense of humor that feels miles away from "Requiem for a Dream" or "The Whale".
Yes, I had reviewed and given positive reviews toThe Whale and Mother!, but after watching the actual Aronofsky peak, I would concur with the "hasn’t had the same juice as he used to" crowd.
After three consecutive misfires—Noah (2014), Mother! (2017), and The Whale (2022)—Darren Aronofsky makes a striking comeback with Caught Stealing…
…and most recently, "The Whale," which took home two Oscars of its own for Best Actor (Brendan Fraser) and Best Makeup.