By Robert Scucci
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John Travolta with a Kangaroo Captain Haircut Dressed like a British Bobby Tracking Devon Sawa in a film written and directed by Fred Durst by Limp Bizkit. If you need to take a deep inspiration and reread this sentence, I don’t blame you because you will need all the mental preparation you can get before broadcasting in 2019 The fanatic. An uncomfortable but involuntarily hilarious exploration of parasocial relations, The fanatic is a nice film to a note with … dubious performances that do not have the impression of existing in the real world.
But if you are ready to take a brief detour to this little that alternative, alternative, that Fred Durst has unleashed his imagination, then you are in a wild ride full of hunt, milkshakes of strawberries, a fantastic world taking control of the whole of a crazy fan, and John Travolta To say that he cannot speak long because he “must poop”.
Devon Sawa is reversed Stanned
The fanatic was compared to films like The fan And Paparazzi To take a look at the prejudicial effects of parasocial relationships, but the most appropriate and somewhat modern comparison I could think implies an “Stan” clip from Eminem, in which Devon Sawa portrayed a crazy fan taking extreme measures to feel and heard by his favorite rapper. In a total role reversal, Hunter Dunbar is at the reception of Moose’s obsessive machinations, and the irony was not lost for me because it seems to be a choice of deliberate casting on the part of Durst.
Sincere in his superfandom to a fault, the moose is a sympathetic character in The fanatic Because he is on the spectrum of autism, living alone in Los Angeles, and occupies a fantastic world that celebrates the life and career of Hunter Dunbar, his favorite horror and action star. By passing all his meager winnings as a street interpreter on movie memories, Moose lives a simple life – the one that is rendered by the company that Hunter films provide him.
When Moose finally has the opportunity to meet his hero during a book signature, Hunter is short with him, which leaves a bad taste in his mouth because not only did he not succeed in obtaining an autograph, but Hunter was unnecessarily coarse.
Hunter Dunbar can also be considered a sympathetic character in The fanaticAs Moose simply caught him during a bad day – he is dealing with the kind of stress that a recently separated but extremely busy movie star, while he shares his son with his ex -wife, Brenda (Jessica Uberuaga), and has problems with the stress insomnia. Add a situation of harassment to the equation, and you will have a bad time.
Sometimes friends go in the wrong direction
The best friend of the moose The fanaticLeah (Ana Golja), a paparazzi photographer, made a deeply wrong judgment when she informs him of an application that lists the addresses of celebrities living in the Los Angeles region. I bet you wonder: “What could be wrong if a guy like Moose gets the address of Hunter Dunbar?” And it goes exactly how you expect. In several scenes reminiscent of Robin Williams’ performance in One hour photoMoose is making his way in Hunter’s residence to obtain the configuration of the earth, see how his hero lives when he is not on the big screen, and to use his toothbrush and attack his refrigerator for snacks.
Spoiler alert: Hunter Dunbar does not have strawberry ice cream, which causes the moose.
When Hunter Dunbar falls asleep after taking his insomnia medication, Moose takes selfies with him and downloads them to his social media accounts, without realizing how crazy his behavior because he is exactly where he wants to be in life.
Difficult to look but absolutely entertaining
At the end of the day, The fanatic is derived, unidimensional and leaves very little to imagination with regard to its narrative structure. However, I have to give John Travolta accessories for having fully engaged in the role of moose because it never breaks once of character, which is laudable – especially when you see it in his British officer outfit practicing his accent for his street performances while carrying a comicly large false mustache.
While the first thought you might have while looking The fanatic is that “real people do not act like that”, it is in fact in favor of the film, because despite the fact that it is inspired by real and first -hand experiences that Fred Durst really had with obsessed fans, it is quite hilarious to watch. Not a single character learns their mistakes, or feel the necessary moments of introspection which will allow them to look at their situation in a critical way. If it was by design, then well done … But if it was just an unfortunate consequence of writing and management, it is always at least an interesting watch.
But if there is a reason to sit down and watch The fanatic On Tubi, it is for the scene where the hunter of Devon Sawa Dunbar explodes Limp Bizkit in his car, drumming the steering wheel and saying to his son how great their music is because he seems that he is (Devon Sawa, not his character) who died inside to have to say this line. If this does not look like your cup of tea, you may want to sit down.
