It’s 1952 and Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) would love nothing more than to play table tennis professionally. Working a dead end job in a shoe shop and with no support from his mother Rebecca (Fran Drescher), he decides he will do whatever it takes to make his dreams a reality – even if that means going to hell and back in the process.

Written and directed by Josh Safdie, this is a story unlike any other. If you are expecting a generic, run of the mill sports biopic, you would be very mistaken. That is what I thought I was going to get and instead it was so much more.

Chalamet has proved time and time again that he is a formidable actor, but he really knocked it out of the park with his portrayal of Marty. This character is so conceited, rude and downright awful. As the audience, you know you probably shouldn’t be rooting for him, but you can’t help yourself because he’s just so damn charming about it all. I truly believe that he could win the Oscar for this and I wouldn’t be mad about it.

The rest of the cast do an exceptional job too. Gwyneth Paltrow is back on our screen after a hiatus. She stars as Kay Stone, an former actress, who is looking to get back into the spotlight. Her husband, Milton Rockwell, played by Kevin O’Leary (yes that Kevin O’Leary) is a business tycoon who Marty wants to impress. Odessa A’zion played Rachel Mizler, is a childhood friend and sometimes more than that, of Marty. I’ve seen her in a couple of other projects before, but never on this level and I was quite impressed.

Where the film excels is in its heart pounding, adrenaline pumping story telling. It sucks you in quickly and keeps ramping up until the final moments. The situations that Marty finds himself in are crazy to say the least and at times I felt like I had to suspend a bit of belief. It became too much at times and I definitely think they could have shaved off about half an hour and still been able to cover all the necessary points.

Overall, Marty Supreme is a film that deserves to be on the big screen. Filled with award winning performances, brilliant cinematography, A+ soundtrack choices and relentless energy, I’m glad that I didn’t miss this one. It truly demands to be seen.

Rating: ♥️♥️♥️♥️.5