Review of The Whale (2022) by Brian Lowry for CNN — 09 Dec 2022
The love showered on Brendan Fraser out of film festivals inflates expectations for “The Whale” wildly out of proportion, in a movie based on a play that occurs almost entirely within a lone apartment.
Weighted down not by its morbidly obese protagonist but rather its stick-thin supporting players, Fraser deserves praise for his buried-under-makeup performance, but that’s not enough to keep the movie afloat.
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This review of The Whale (2022) was written by Brian Lowry and published by CNN on 09 Dec 2022.
The Whale has generally received positive reviews.
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