Marty Supreme (2025)

Chalamet has said outright that he wants to be "one of the greats" and doesn't hide that he is working to be considered one of the greatest actors of his generation. Well he's doing a smashing job so far. His Marty Supreme, a film he produced for himself, is a tour de force that showcases all his strengths and is perhaps one of the most acting performances of the year. He's incredible, taking up the whole screen most of the time with his pure charisma and talent. Marty is a character that must be a joy for an actor to dig their teeth into and Chalamet spares no expense.

The film for me is a bit more of a mixed bag. It is wildly entertaining. There are few moments of downtime. Safdie packs his film so full there is rarely a moment to breathe. But someone it worked better for me than others. The plot goes right up to the line of the absurd... and crosses over it with abandon. It will be a matter of taste whether the over the top details of the story grab you or take you out of the film. It was more of the latter for me but I still enjoyed myself most of the time and the film, which runs a little long, doesn't really drag. 

The film wastes some talent (Dresher deserved more time) and over exposes others (O'Leary is downright terrible, especially playing opposite Chalamet doing some of his career best work) but those who do get good screentime, like A'zion, Paltrow, Ferrara, and Kawaguchi, meet the star where he's at deliver. But no one is working harder than Timmy to really score here. 

I don't want to poo poo this too much cause Marty Supreme is generally a fun time. Perhaps the fact it doesn't take itself too seriously is a good thing. I found myself wishing the film wrestled with just how much of an asshole its central character is, but it never really resolves that, redeeming him at the end without him earning it. But the choice was made to have light fun with this and that mostly works. 

At the end when Marty collapses with sheer exhaustion and triumph, it felt like Chalamet was doing that for real. He knows he's that good. He knows he just won the game. And he gave it his all, leaving it all up there on the screen. 

Marty Supreme

Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A'zion, Kevin O'Leary, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrara, Fran Drescher, Sandra Bernhard, Isaac Mizrahi, Penn Jillette, Koto Kawaguchi, David Mamet

Director: Josh Safdie

Writers: Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie