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Sep 7, 2019 · ‘The Fanatic’ Review: John Travolta Stars in Tone-Deaf Portrait of Fandom. By Matt Conway September 7, 2019. Few actors have experienced the meteoric highs and steep lows of John Travolta. Even...
- Matt Conway
- What Is 'The Fanatic' About?
- Is 'The Fanatic' A Bad Movie?
- John Travolta Ditches His Cool For 'The Fanatic'
- The Intention of 'The Fanatic' Is What Makes It Worthwhile
The Fanatic stars John Travolta as Moose, an obsessed fanboy who inexplicably resides alone in Hollywood, making his living as a street performer and spending all of his money on autographs and collectibles. He is encouraged in his fandom by his paparazzo friend Leah, played by Ana Golja, who informs him of the “Star Map App” in a lapse of judgment...
The Fanatic has been accused of being tone-deaf, and one could easily see that argument given fuel. While promoting the film, Travolta was quoted as saying that Moose is “on the spectrum,” and given the end result of the film, it appears that Durst and Travolta chose the briefest shorthand to express that. The film plays like “Rain Man meets Taxi D...
Fred Durst, John Travolta, Devon Sawa, and Ana Golja all attended a screening of the film at a SAG AFTRA Foundation and participated in a Q & A afterward moderated by Variety’s Jenelle Riley in which all of them earnestly discussed the film as an endeavor they were genuinely honored to present. Very few filmmakers, with the exception of perhaps Llo...
Filmmaking is about intention — nothing gets to the screen that is without purpose. The sum of this film’s parts work well together and the intention is apparent (with the exception of the narration). The animated interstitials (courtesy of Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland), the affecting score, the gorgeous photography throughout, and even the co...
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Aug 30, 2019 · Believe it or not, “The Fanatic” was likely pitched as “Rain Man” meets “Taxi Driver” (with a nod to Eminem’s “Stan” video), and, yes, it’s as disturbingly tone-deaf as that sounds.
Aug 27, 2019 · It’s all quite tone-deaf and, even when Durst lingers on the impact of Moose’s violence—as well as the violence inflicted on him—the overall tonality of The Fanatic feels confused.
- Mike Mazzanti
The Fanatic is a 2019 Psychological Thriller movie directed by Fred Durst starring John Travolta and Devon Sawa as an autistic stalker and his idol, respectively. Moose (Travolta) idolizes action star Hunter Dunbar.
And men were three times more ‘tone deaf’ than women. But there could be more to it than simply being lazy or ignorant; it could be a sign of hearing loss. Half of those that responded ...
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