The Whale: Directed by Darren Aronofsky. With Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins, Hong Chau. A reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.
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‘The Whale’ Producer on Criticism of the Film: “We Just Want to Be Honest and Truthful” After a surprise PGA nom, Jeremy Dawson explains why Brendan Fraser was perfect for the role and how the movie is not meant to be representative of all with obesity: “This is a film that takes...
Brendan Fraser’s re-emergence into the world of film has been nothing short of extraordinary, andThe Whalemarks a significant milestone in his career. For the longest time he was one of the poster-boys for hunky Hollywood action stars, leading the rebootedMummyfranchise in the early 00’s, ...
up until that point, you’re not sold on Brendan Fraser receiving awards recognition, you will be. It’s a transcendent, once-in-a-lifetime performance, with everyone at the top of their craft. No one finds beauty in misery like Darren Aronofsky, andThe Whaleis his latest stroke of mast...
'The Squid and the Whale' (2005) (Image credit: AJ Pics / Alamy Stock Photo) Noah Baumbach, the indie director who was also half of the writing team that just blessed us with Barbie, made his name with movies like The Squid and The Whale. Here, we see a family on the verge of...
'The Squid and the Whale' (2005) (Image credit: AJ Pics / Alamy Stock Photo) Noah Baumbach, the indie director who was also half of the writing team that just blessed us with Barbie, made his name with movies like The Squid and The Whale. Here, we see a family on the verge of...
“The Whale” is quite the experiment in misery porn; it’s hard to watch yet impossible to turn away from. Equal parts heartbreaking, frustrating, disturbing, and mesmerizing, it’s a monumental character study of so many damaged souls, struggling to find meaning or salvation. And it even...
45. The Whale Film Drama Photograph: A24 It would have been so easy for Darren Aronofsky’s adapted-from-the-stage chamber piece to get swamped by its prosthetic, fat-suited artifice and one-location staginess. That it doesn’t is down to a career-best performance from international ...
Like many other Aronofsky movies,The Whalehas all the subtlety of a hammer. It deals with heavy emotional themes with a furious and confrontational approach, using Brendan Fraser’s broken, highly emotional Oscar-winning performance to balance all the pain and cruelty.The Whalemight be slightly ma...