Foxcatcher

Rating: 7/10 (21 April 2019)

A quietly powerful movie about a very sad bit of American sports history. Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo and Channing Tatum offers mesmerizing performances that makes Foxcatcher a pleasurable watch. At the end of the day, the film revolves around the character John Du Post, however interesting and troubling of a character he is, the overall film rides too much on his erratic personality and behaviour that it fails to reveal either more of this past or the inner workings of the Schultz Brothers. The way the film explores the idea of mental fragility feels honest and believable. Carell projects himself onto Mark, a malleable young men in need of direction, but once he sees failure, John immediately discards him for immediate gratification in Dave.