Overview
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.

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| Country: | US |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Companies: | A24, Central Pictures |
| Watched by: | 3 480 of 995 636 |
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| IMDB Rating: | 7.8 of 10 118 561 |











































It's been a long time since I've seen literally all the characters in a movie infuriate and disgust me. The main character is just a rotten scumbag who ruins everything around him, his girlfriend matches him, their behavior is absolutely inadequate. The rich husband of Peltrow's heroine also turned out to be a rare bastard, and Chalemet's character also humiliated himself in front of him. Even the Japanese public and the local tennis player turned out to be rotten, supporting the pig-kissing farce.
The film is formally based on the biography of real tennis player Marty Raisman in order to attract attention, but the creators immediately rushed to warn that this is "a fictional original story, not a biopic." It is not surprising, because the relatives of the late Raisman could have been sued for such an image of him on the screen. Yes, Raisman was far from sinless, as he wrote in his autobiography, but not even close to as vile as shown here.
Japanese opponent Endo is also based on a real tennis player Hiroji Sato, who was not deaf, for such there is a separate Deflympic or Paralympic sport. Although there is nothing to talk about if the sports component here is purely in the background and is practically not disclosed in any way.
I thought that according to the degree of disappointment from the films of 2025, nothing would interrupt Battle after battle, but Marty the Magnificent succeeded. It seems that the creators were inspired by Battle after battle and took the wildly overrated Paul Thomas Anderson as a consultant, aiming to make something even more senseless and vile, unfortunately, they got the initial ratings for this film greatly overestimated and greatly sagged, like the same Battle after battle, everything was done cleanly in to please the "peculiar" critics to collect awards.
For me, a minus on a minus here has given a big plus. The absolutely filthy main character and Chalamet, who is now periodically on the verge of irritation for me, turned out to be a cheerful, funny and fascinating story about returning to himself, which I already want to review.
It was shot in such a way that after watching it, you want to say not "I watched the movie", but "I watched the MOVIE". For example, with the recent movie "Battle after Battle" there was no such feeling at all - in some places it was boring, in some places it was disgusting, but this is definitely not the case. I don 't even know why 🤔
No matter what anyone says, Chalamet is a great actor. He's different in every movie, but in every movie it feels like he's playing himself. I didn't regret watching it, but Timoshka still has every chance of becoming one of the greats.
For those who were worried about the prototype of Marty (Marty Reisman) after watching, English Esquire has prepared a good article - Marty Supreme Is Based on a True Story. It's Also Insane. I recommend it)
Without spoilers, the real Marty was fine. There were no businessmen or actresses in reality, but there was honey, bees and victories.
As usual, I Googled at the end of the session to see if there were any scenes in the film after the credits or during the credits, but it turned out that in the very finale Milton Rockwell was supposed to appear behind the aged Marty and bite him in the neck, but because of the ending that we got, it turned out to be the usual peculiar threat.
.. The director added that the vampire version would really fit into the theme of the film.
"... The feeling of timelessness is what anarchism does. The past haunts the future, the future haunts the past," the author added.
full of unnecessary scenes that don't affect the plot in any way. I could swing my ass to the spanking scene with a racket! otherwise, it's the same as in CMBYN, only Chalame is already 30.
What's the Big Dream? I got hung up on the Japanese, and I didn't even beat him in a local tournament. The theme of the orange balloons was never revealed.
The scene at the end... all the time he was denying the baby, and then he burst into tears. You absolutely do not believe in all this
but even then, thanks to them and a pretty good acting, it was strong.
Chalamet is quite a shot. I don't really like him as an actor, but he did his best in this movie. He runs like a tank for himself and his ideas. I charged up the whole range of emotions and pissed off pzdc..
I wouldn't be surprised if he snatches an Oscar for that's all..
in general, emotions are very specific in the end. the aftertaste is strange, and there are a lot of emotions of different kinds.
but the film is too long and oversaturated with unnecessary details.
Excellent musical accompaniment. Specially written music for the film by composer Daniel Lopatin works great for the mood of different scenes. The songs of Alphaville, New Order, Tears for fears and others also perfectly harmonize with the film.
The camera work and various techniques are cool. The transition from an egg to a ping pong ball is just freaky. The grainy retro image perfectly recreates the style of the middle of the last century. The cut from Marty and his friend's exhibition games is amazing. The game against the navy seal is the best in the whole movie) But seriously, the ragged dynamic style of shooting the games themselves works great for the effect of presence, which is why sports tension is easily felt through the screen.
The past year has not been very generous with interesting movies, so at the upcoming Oscars, I think I'll stick to Chalamet. Because he perfectly showed a character who is extremely difficult to empathize with throughout almost the entire film. And if at first it seemed to me that Marty was just an assertive athlete who wanted to attract a lot of attention to table tennis by promoting his personal brand and good gaming skills, then very soon it becomes clear that in fact he is just an extremely unpleasant person with megalomania who destroys himself and everyone who happens to be nearby. and he believes Marty's words for at least a couple of seconds. And such a repulsive image is entirely due to Timothy.
As a result: the film is excellent, Chalamet is excellent in his role, congratulations to Tyler Kreiter on his full-fledged big film debut. The entire promotion of the film, starting with the memes about Esdeekid and ending with the themed merch and video from the top of the Sphere in Las Vegas, was definitely worth it)
a separate fat (like not Chalame's ass) like for the Creator❤
however, the film did not leave a wow impression: a lot of unnecessary plots, a stretched timeline + it seemed to me that the main ideology was the message "do not run away from yourself, accept yourself and life as it is," but I did not see a logical conclusion to this thought or an upgrade of the character by the end credits
And with a comment about Timka's roles, I totally agree, he plays them superbly.
It feels like either the ending was thought to be different, or the editing prioritized violence rather than revealing how the GG is changing. Overall, it's OK, but there's no positive aftertaste from the film.
In general, this is normal, but somehow very abrupt and crumpled, so I don't believe it))
Personally, I have never had the desire to get into my phone and do something at the same time. Chalamet just catches the eye here.
There were no special expectations from the film. I just thought that sports would be in the center of the plot, and everything could fall into boredom. But no, the sport was pushed to the background and a cheerful story was shown.
Chalamet did a great job and, in my opinion, received a well-deserved Globe. Is he worthy of an Oscar? Compared to his rivals, yes, but putting him in line with those who already have an Oscar is questionable.
The directing and the team's bot are also excellent. The movie was comfortable to watch and listen to, the picture was beautiful and I didn't want to pick up the phone.
One of the disadvantages is the delay. It seems to me that it would be possible to shorten it)
But if we talk about the character himself, Marty is terrible. Knocked up a girl, got her into trouble, cheated, framed her friends and Kay. He was only looking for financial gain in everything, oh, how I was annoyed by the moment when he begged Kay for jewelry!) And not only this moment) In general, it seemed that he had terrible ADHD. In short, an unpleasant type.
Going to his dream is commendable, of course, but the methods he chose...?
But I was surprised that in the final they didn't make a banal twist with his unexpected and desired victory. That's what I really liked. And not because I just rinsed it, but because it's not a cliche))
Well, the fact that he abruptly fell in love with this child... I don't believe it))
Movies are definitely for the amateur. The timing is great, but I watched it with pleasure and never got bored. Visual, acting, and humor keep you going from start to finish.
Chalamet played well. If so many people write about what a vile and unpleasant hero he is, that's already a victory)) You can treat him in different ways, but in all his projects he gives his best, I think the Oscar 2026 will be his.
I did not view the scene with the child through the prism of harsh love or tenderness, but rather as the fact that for the first time he did not need to prove something to someone, deserve recognition, defend his ego, fight for his place. Perhaps he felt that there was more to him than his own personality. Marty is a loner who also avoided responsibility and sincere affection. And then there's exhaustion and personal scrapping, perhaps. He was already tired of being in such a state of endless struggle with the world, running away from problems. Imho.
, half of the people are praising it just because the film has 9 Oscar nominations, that's how the subconscious works
. I didn't see anything Oscar-winning. Well, like all the films that get on the list every year, because the Oscar has long lost its significance, this can also include the fact that those who choose the winner, they don't even watch movies, it's just that
the visual needs to be ordinary, to match those years. I'll single out, well, except that Chalamet was able to really act out the way that I hated GG. apparently his best male role. Oh, well, the music fits the picture. "The Maid" was much more interesting to me. and "Battle after battle" is somehow clearer. Cron 2.30 is not justified, I watched it in three passes. I wouldn't recommend it to any of my own people.
The main character is an unremarkable, perpetually sweaty fool with the appearance of an eleventh-grader. Even the bumps on the cheeks from acne are visible. The epitome of the archetype of a fan of dropping a mower on slots.
I finally became convinced that jerking off to the Safdie brothers is the psychosis of A24 marketers and film critics on their payroll. They bought them all with an aesthetic imitation of classic films, but in reality there is just a vacuum of meanings and emotions, insects scurrying on the table with rotten leftovers.
And then, when the movie is finished, you're like that, sitting and thinking — what if... Well, this movie was really about losing. After all, what is this character left with now? What's ahead for him? Where can he go next? And... anyway, it was hard for me to watch this movie, but he really won't let go until the very end.
an ambitious, talented, and narcissistic table tennis player obsessed with fame in the 1950s. The hero goes to the dream "head over heels", using fraud and manipulation, but is admired for his incredible determination and charisma. Marty is shown as a brilliant, but morally ambiguous, selfish character.
Chalamet's character will definitely go down in movie history as the most vile, slippery, selfish, arrogant, dodgy, tactless, arrogant and just plain unpleasant type. That's the kind of person this movie is about.
A sports drama? What's in it from sports? You've played ping-pong with a fan a couple of times, and you can already go to the Oscars?
Chalamet was crying there that just a guy from the street couldn't become an actor, that he had to learn how to do it. You see, he's been training for this role for 5 years. And what did you give away in the movie with your training, Timothy?
Well, this movie is not about sports at all. There's so little of him there that his training sessions could have been cut down to one week, and we would have seen the same thing in the frame. Well, there's no brilliant skill, no honed technique, or anything else.
It was his nagging in the interview that brought me out even more after watching the movie. What is it about? What kind of training? Does the name Christian Bale mean anything to him? Did he watch "The Machinist" or "The Fighter"? Maybe the Dallas Buyers Club saw where McConaughey and Leto were really preparing for the role?
It's not enough to grow a mustache, you know.
Oh, okay.
To be fair, Chalamet is far from mediocre. That's not what I'm talking about. He succeeds in dramatic roles with a bang. It's about the movie itself - it's boring to the point of outrage. He's not talking about sports, and he didn't demand all those "sacrifices" from Chalamet that he keeps shouting about.
By the way, the Japanese who played Marty's opponent, Koto Kawaguchi, is just lovely. He is a professional ping pong player, and, like his character in the film, is deaf.
For the last half hour, all that remains is the desire for the worst for him, there is no hope of correction left, and you applaud the heroes who fight back.
It's a good movie, very cheerful for its timing.
I felt almost the entire spectrum of emotions
and there were often moments of Spanish shame
but bl."For the sake of such an end, it's worth the whole journey, no matter how stupid it is, no matter how many mistakes are made.
But the film was shot perfectly, of course, and it's hard to tear yourself away. Even though they keep showing scum. And the plot is lame for all its branches.
I can't believe the ending at all.
In general, it's an interesting film, at the beginning it seems like you're watching another "from dirt to princes", but not everything is so simple (and that's good)