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It’s Everyone Around Bob Dylan That MakesA Complete UnknownWorth Watching
VultureStory by Unknown
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Timothée Chalamet shines, but James Mangold's 'A Complete Unknown' is really about living in the shadow of a legend like Bob Dylan.
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- Chalamet's performance as Dylan captures the folk icon's elusive, shape-shifting essence, but the film is more interested in the lives of those around him.
- Mangold delivers a thoughtful meditation on the burden of being associated with a cultural titan, as the supporting characters grapple with their own unrealized dreams and unfulfilled potential.
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Bob Dylan, Timothée Chalamet, James Mangold, Vulture, 'A Complete Unknown'