What 'A Complete Unknown' Gets Right (A Dylan Freak's Review)
When any real Bob Dylan hardcore freak realizes that anyone else is going to talk about Bob Dylan, we instinctively prepare to be embarrassed by how little they know. We’ve spent decades cringing and correcting. The only way to get it is to spend *decades* deep in research. So ‘Hollywood’ on Bob Dylan? Come on…
Most of us first heard about this project at least a year ago, and the vomit immediately started rushing up our throats. Just two questions came to mind: ‘How dare they?’ and ‘Exactly how awful is this thing going to be?’
Then details started to leak: James Mangold and Timothée Chalamet started talking and proved they were both serious and knowledgable and reverent, and it came out that Dylan himself was involved - the community quickly downshifted into ‘wait and see’ mode. Maybe it wouldn’t be so terrible?
Well it’s not terrible. It’s actually fantastic.
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