'A Complete Unknown' Review: Timothée Chalamet Saves Bob Dylan Biopic

Story by David Ehrlich

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Timothée Chalamet shines in a straightforward Dylan biopic that fails to capture the legend's iconoclastic spirit.

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Chalamet's captivating performance is the film's saving grace, bringing a sense of vulnerability and depth to the young Dylan.
Director James Mangold plays it safe, delivering an overly conventional take on one of music's most revolutionary artists.

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Timothée Chalamet, Bob Dylan, 'A Complete Unknown'