A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

Director: James Mangold
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Edward Norton, Boyd Holbrook, Scoot McNairy, Dan Fogler, Norbert Leo Butz

Music biopics are incredibly popular. The life of Bob Dylan is explored in the new film A Complete Unknown. Timothée Chalamet has the daunting task of playing Bob Dylan who has become one of the most recognized, revered, and celebrated artists of all time. A Complete Unknown opens in 1961 with a young Bob Dylan arriving in New York City with only a backpack and a guitar. He was inspired by Woody Guthrie and manages to make his way into in Guthrie’s hospital room in order to meet his hero. Pete Seeger (Norton) also happens to be there at the time, and they take notice of Dylan’s raw talents with a guitar. Pete books Bob some open mic nights where he’s then discovered by a record label and songstress Joan Baez (Barbaro). At this point, Bob’s now living with his new girlfriend, Sylvie (Fanning), and struggling with this newfound and abrupt fame where people are hounding him on the streets and buying his records. In theaters December 25

Here’s my review