Timothee Chalamet has been in the spotlight for over a month now following his big marketing rollout of the film, “Marty Supreme.” 

From an orange blimp in the sky, to lighting the top half of the Empire State Building with Tyler, the Creator and other celebrities – everyone knows the anticipation of the film. Oh, and let’s not forget Chalamet’s feature in “4 Raws” with EsDeeKid. 

​​I was one of the people who saw it in theaters very late; however, the advertising was hard to miss. Now that I watched the film, I am here to tell you exactly what you are thinking: the film was absolutely amazing. 

This has been one of the best marketing promos for a movie that I have ever seen. It reminded me of a highly anticipated album drop, such as Tyler, the Creator’s “Igor.” 

Marty Mauser (Chalamet) is a 23-year-old egoist who only cares about his passion, which is table tennis and being number one, the greatest to ever do it in that sport. I really enjoyed him as a character; he has no job, no money and is desperate to go overseas to the tournament. The desperation act was in full effect, and Mauser would not take no for an answer. 

I loved seeing the chaotic turn of events every time Mauser got rejected. The desperation act showed when Mauser was denied money from his family and denied a great opportunity that benefited him. 

There is a scene where Mauser needed money (he always does) and took a necklace off of Kay Stone (Gwyneth Paltrow). The necklace fell down the shower drain, and after she left, Mauser had someone take it out of the drain so he could sell the necklace for money. Turns out, the necklace was a prop, and nothing came out of it. Mauser decided to give it back and play it off; it did not work in his favor… Or maybe it did.

Stone gave Mauser a necklace, one out of twenty-five that her husband gave her. They have a moment, a great one, and then it starts to fade as cops show up and decide to take the necklace as a bribe for letting them go. Now, Mauser is back to square one: Scrambling for money again. 

Benjamin Walter, who also watched the film, had quite a bit to say. The expectations were high for him, as someone who dabbles in ping pong, he had a feeling that the film was not just about the sport. It is also safe to say that sometimes, when you expect something, and it doesn’t turn out the way you expected, you can go into it with more anticipation since it is different from what you thought. 

“I just thought that it was going to be more fulfilling in the sense of more ping pong playing, like more intensive… I am sure that was something most people expected too, but I like surprises, and I am all for it,” Walter said. 

There is a mix of comedy, drama, chaos and suspense in almost every scene; there wasn’t any boring scene that made me leave my seat to use the restroom. 

The last half was very fitting as well, with Mauser taking up the opportunity to participate in a fixed exhibition match against the man who beat him in the final the previous year. Mauser went from being a ‘rebellious’ individual to a man who wants to see his kid, who was being neglected way before they were born. 

With Mauser not accepting the fixed game after he lost, he somehow convinced the crowd to play a real game, which was exciting to watch. 

The film was thrilling, and I personally love watching films that give off the vibe to expect the unexpected. Every minute of the film was not the same. I say this because I honestly was just expecting people playing ping pong nonstop for two-and-a-half hours. 

Sarah Azzarello watched the movie the first week of the premiere, and she described it as chaotic. Azzarello did not follow the promotions behind the release; she went straight into it with no context. 

“There was a lot going on in the movie in general, so it just gave me a lot to enjoy… I really like the end purpose, it had a deeper meaning than I realized,” Azzarello said. 

I honestly have not seen a movie in the theaters in a long time. I am the type of guy to just wait for it to come out on streaming services, but there was a lot of hype about it, and I decided to grab some popcorn and M&M’s and say why not. 

I like a good aisle seat all the way in the back so I can relax and get up without saying excuse me to anyone if I need to use the restroom or stretch. But as I said, this film did not have me leave my seat, and I ended up finishing my buttery popcorn before the end of the film. 

“Marty Supreme” may still be in theaters near you, so I definitely recommend everyone to check it out if they have not already.