It is unusual to call the Oscar race in September. So foolish. There are still many award-winning films still slated to open between now and the end of the year, and few know the power of the offerings to be found in Damien Chazelle roaring, voracious Babylonor visual notes Steven Spielberg delivers at Fabelmans. However, I feel very confident in telling you that no other performance coming between now and December will be touching, touching, heartbreaking, and devastating enough to knock Brendan Fraser out of number one for Best Actor for his role in Whale. It’s a sympathetic, heartbreaking, and shocking performance from an actor that the industry has sadly forgotten, and I tell you, she won an Academy Award next year.
Whale It premiered in North America as part of the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, after Passionate performances held in Venice (And the delirium I gave birth abroad). We finally got to know the film directed by Darren Aronofsky at TIFF. And that’s why we’re thinking about it Whale It will be one of the best movies you will watch all year long.
Charlie (Fraser) falls somewhere north of 600 lbs. He’s confined to his dimly lit apartment, teaching online typing lessons – and leaving his laptop camera on, to avoid judgment from his students – plunging into his worn-out sofa, constantly ordering pizza and takeout food delivered to his house. Fraser wears prosthetics to play Charlie, but the action is so smooth, you can’t tell which line the rubber ends and the actor starts. His size is part of his performance, and Fraser is so compelling, we feel the effort and struggle that goes into every physical movement the character makes.
But when Fraser is able to shine through the prosthetics needed to play Charlie, his performance goes beyond the material. His voices express sadness and guilt that immediately calls for sympathy. At times, his expressive eyes flashed with hope, even when the truth of his surroundings indicated that Charlie’s remaining time with us would be short and desperate. While some actors may have allowed prosthetics to do the heavy lifting when it came to Charlie’s massive struggles, Fraser alone is pretty convincing with sporadic moments that I forgot he was even wearing. All I saw was the man.
Sadie Sink deserves equal praise at The Whale.
This movie is not a Fraser show, its show alone. Charlie needs a reason to atone before his heart loses his battle with Ocean Man, and Whale He finds it in Ellie, our main character’s scattered daughter.
The shattered parent-child relationship can be dismissed as a cliché – fodder for the myriad of independent dramas that pop up during award season. But Sadie Sink, best known for playing Max in Netflix Weird things, brings a unique fire to the role of Ellie who gives the wounded an intriguing arc, and makes a compelling foil for Fraser’s Charlie. Ellie is a raw nerve, which Sink provokes by hitting him with angry, sharp choices. Ellie has a chip on her shoulder the size of her father, but in the wrong hands the character loses all sympathy. Sink is careful not to lose sight of the little girl hiding behind the emotional shield. I can’t wait to see what this actress gets to eat next.
I will finish as I began. Expecting the Oscars in September will make you look stupid. But after I saw Whaleit would be the stupid looking Academy if they left this movie, its director, and the main cast out of their categories at next year’s party.
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