TONY Review: Anthony Bourdain Before He Became an Icon | Episode 22 [EC51pr1ndyv]
Before Anthony Bourdain became a chef, writer and cultural icon, he was a messy nineteen-year-old searching for direction during one formative summer in Provincetown. In Episode 22, we review Tony, Matt Johnson’s unconventional Bourdain biopic starring Dominic Sessa and Antonio Banderas. Rather than racing through Bourdain’s entire life, the film stays in the summer of 1976 and allows its subject to remain difficult, frustrating and unresolved. We discuss Dominic Sessa’s wounded, magnetic performance, Antonio Banderas nearly stealing the entire film, Johnson’s warm and improvisational direction, and why Tony works just as well as an affecting coming-of-age film as it does a portrait of Anthony Bourdain. Is Tony one of the rare biopics that understands a single chapter can reveal more than an entire lifetime? Read our full review at The Cinephile Mind. #Tony #AnthonyBourdain #DominicSessa #AntonioBanderas #MattJohnson #MovieReview #FilmReview #A24 #TheCinephileMind