Marty Supreme is a recent film directed by Josh Safdie which was published at the start of the new year. The story is set in the 50s and revolves around Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet), an aspiring ping-pong player whose dream is to travel to Japan to face off the world champion, Koto Endo (Koto Kawaguchi). In desperate need of money for his flight, Mauser constantly uses his connections and hustling skills throughout the film. As the story develops, we meet new characters such as the businessman, Milton Rockwell (Kevin O’Leary), Marty’s friend, Wally (Tyler The Creator), the actress, Kay Stone (Gwyneth Paltrow), and many more. 

This beautiful piece of work functions perfectly as a window to the incredibly interesting world of the 1950s and to how society functioned at that time. We see a focus particularly on its youth, with Mauser representing their feelings of ambition, determination and promptness at pushing themselves over the limit in order to achieve the goals they look at so greatly. Our protagonist showcases this perfectly as, thanks to his hustling techniques and willingness to break laws and face challenges, he gets in trouble 

with the law, criminal groups, familiars, businessmen and so on… All was fine for him as long as he got what he wanted: the money to fund his dream. This serves as remarkable evidence of the film’s representation of young determination.

Both thanks  to the movie’s production crew and incredible cast, Marty Supreme was met with positive critical acclaim, earning itself high scores on rating services such as Rotten Tomatoes where reviewers praised its energy, Timothée Chalamet’s charismatic performance, and Josh Safdie’s ambitious direction. While many critics appreciated and viewed this work as one of Chalamet’s best starring roles, reception on audience driven platforms such as Letterboxd or Reddit has been more mixed, with people applauding its wild style and others criticizing its pacing and narrative.

Finally, Marty Supreme is a great film that I would mark as a very enjoyable formation movie for the younger audience still developing in life as it can truly drive their motivation, inspiring them in chasing goals and aims. Moreover, I would also recommend this film to any person interested in the more technical side of cinematography as it gives them the opportunity to explore Safdie’s striking techniques of filming, editing and narrating which really helped the film grow beyond its already significant value.