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  1. Dec 9, 2022 · 5 min read. “The Whale” is an abhorrent film, but it also features excellent performances. It gawks at the grotesquerie of its central figure beneath the guise of sentimentality, but it also offers sharp exchanges between its characters that ring with bracing honesty.

  2. 2 days ago · Why Was Ellie So Mean in The Whale? Aahana Swrup. October 31, 2024. ‘ The Whale’ finds its protagonist alone and on death’s door from the story’s beginning. Recent hardships in Charlie’s life have drowned him in grief, leaving him reliant upon unhealthy coping mechanisms that lead to medically critical obesity.

  3. Sep 4, 2022 · ‘The Whale’ Review: Brendan Fraser Is Sly and Moving as a Morbidly Obese Man, but Darren Aronofsky’s Film Is Hampered by Its Contrivances. The director seamlessly adapts Samuel D. Hunter's play...

  4. Dec 9, 2022 · His closest friend, Liz (Hong Chau), who happens to be a nurse, warns him that he is going to die if he doesn’t go to the hospital, but Charlie explains that he has neither health insurance nor...

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  5. Sep 4, 2022 · ‘The Whale’ Review: Brendan Fraser Is Heart-Wrenching in Darren Aronofsky’s Portrait of Regret and Deliverance. Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins and Samantha Morton also appear in this chamber...

  6. Dec 9, 2022 · Liz (Hong Chau) has an honest, unconditional friendship with Charlie. Courtesy of A24. His friend Liz (the equally terrific Hong Chau), a cantankerous nurse who regularly stops by to care for his health, is often the one to carry that burden.

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  8. Dec 7, 2022 · She plays Liz, his late boyfriend’s sister and seemingly the only friend he has in the world. As all good friends do, she wholeheartedly supports him, but also teases and cajoles, not afraid...