Fresh off a massive standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival that left him in tears, Brendan Fraser received another dose of audience affection and Best Actor buzz at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday night for his performance in “The Whale.”
“One of the greatest performances of this or any year. Believe the hype,” Variety executive editor Brent Lang wrote on Twitter.
Added Lang’s Variety colleague Clayton Davis in a longer piece expanding on Fraser and “The Whale,” “It’s more than prosthetics. More than the comeback. Brendan Fraser’s work as Charlie in Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Whale’ is a profound performance for the ages. … Fraser delivers one of the best performances of the year. ‘The Whale’ will surely land him an Oscar nomination for best actor.”
Echoed The Hollywood Reporter executive editor of awards, Scott Feinberg, “The glue that holds [‘The Whale’] together, because his...
“One of the greatest performances of this or any year. Believe the hype,” Variety executive editor Brent Lang wrote on Twitter.
Added Lang’s Variety colleague Clayton Davis in a longer piece expanding on Fraser and “The Whale,” “It’s more than prosthetics. More than the comeback. Brendan Fraser’s work as Charlie in Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Whale’ is a profound performance for the ages. … Fraser delivers one of the best performances of the year. ‘The Whale’ will surely land him an Oscar nomination for best actor.”
Echoed The Hollywood Reporter executive editor of awards, Scott Feinberg, “The glue that holds [‘The Whale’] together, because his...
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- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
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- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
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