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THE FANATIC (2019) | A Complete Tonal Mess (Low)
This movie never decides what it wants to be.
In The Fanatic, you’ve got a character study, a thriller, and a dark comedy all fighting each other… and none of them really win.
And somehow, that’s what makes it so... fascinating?
We break down:
Why the tone is completely all over the place
The strange (but committed) performance from John Travolta
How the movie keeps undercutting its own serious moments
And why this story almost works… but never quite gets there
👉 It wants to be disturbing
👉 It ends up being confusing
👉 And sometimes… accidentally funny
🎧 Listen on your favorite platform:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movie-highlow/id1494972813
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5F6GMoqeJcahbZtk592a9a
📲 Follow Movie HighLow:
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This movie never decides what it wants to be.
In The Fanatic, you’ve got a character study, a thriller, and a dark comedy all fighting each other… and none of them really win.
And somehow, that’s what makes it so... fascinating?
We break down:
Why the tone is completely all over the place
The strange (but committed) performance from John Travolta
How the movie keeps undercutting its own serious moments
And why this story almost works… but never quite gets there
👉 It wants to be disturbing
👉 It ends up being confusing
👉 And sometimes… accidentally funny
🎧 Listen on your favorite platform:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movie-highlow/id1494972813
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5F6GMoqeJcahbZtk592a9a
📲 Follow Movie HighLow:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moviehighlow