![]() ![]() The Whale requires Fraser to wear the biggest "fat suit" since Terry Jones exploded in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. But all Charlie cares about is talking to Ellie (Sadie Sink), the 17-year-old daughter he hasn't seen since he left her and her mother (Samantha Morton) eight years earlier. His loyal, loving carer, Liz (the excellent Hong Chau) urges him to go to hospital, and a gauche missionary (Ty Simpkins) from a local evangelical church is determined to save his soul. Indeed, he is so heavy now that his heart is failing, and he may well die within days. The reason for this shyness is that he has been depressed since the suicide of his lover, several years ago, and he has kept eating to the point where he is morbidly obese. White Noise: Is this Adam Driver's best role yet?įraser plays Charlie, a gay Ohio literature professor who never leaves his dingy, cluttered apartment, and keeps his camera switched off during his Zoom lectures. Bardo is a turkey from an Oscar-winning great Bones and All is 'a blood-drenched Bonnie and Clyde' It's a far cry from George of the Jungle. ![]() For a third, Fraser undergoes one of those has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed physical transformations that awards voters can't resist. ![]() For another, Fraser has the lead role, and he appears in almost every scene. Why is it so important? For one thing, it's a high-profile drama from a big-name director. The most important stepping-stone on Fraser's route back to the A-list is Darren Aronofsky's The Whale, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday. After years in the Hollywood wilderness, Brendan Fraser is getting parts in major films again - including DC's shot-but-shelved Batgirl movie - and his fans are hoping that this will lead to a career revival to compare to Matthew McConaughey's "McConaissance" a few years ago. ![]()
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