Film Review

‘A Complete Unknown’: A Guaranteed Timothée Chalamet Oscar

Chalamet’s bravura turn as Bob Dylan transcends mimicry and captures the essence of the rock star’s prickly but brilliant talent. It’s a channeling performance.
‘A Complete Unknown’: A Guaranteed Timothée Chalamet Oscar
Bob Dylan (Timothée Chalamet, R) and Pete Seeger (Edward Norton), in "A Complete Unknown." Searchlight Pictures
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
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R | 2h 21m | Biopic, Music | Dec. 25, 2024

In the Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,“ director James Mangold and star Timothée Chalamet do a sly, clever thing. When I first saw the trailer, I didn’t like Chalamet’s look. “That doesn’t look like Bob at all!” I grew up on the music of Dylan and Joan Baez and therefore consider myself some kind of Dylan-Baez expert. Which is not actually true, but you know what I mean.

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. He earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by a classical theater conservatory training, and has 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is cited in the book "How to be a Film Critic in Five Easy Lessons" by Christopher K. Brooks. In addition to film, he enjoys Harley-Davidsons, martial arts, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism.
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