Review of The Fanatic

The Fanatic (2019)
7/10
It's really not bad, don't let the rating dismiss it
9 September 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Although this may not be John Travolta's greatest, it's still not bad. It comes off more as comedic, but Travolta delivers his role very well as an autistic middle aged fan boy. I thought the ending was good and a little sad. When he got his hand blown off and stabbed in the eye, the cries of pain sounded authentic and unsettling. It made me feel sad for Moose and you can see Dunbar felt remorse for his actions. Moose's way of thinking and going about things were dangerous and wrong, but he was simply at his breaking point with being pushed around by everyone. If Dunbar would have simply just given Moose 5 minutes of his time to just sign an autograph so he would go away, he wouldn't be dealing with this life altering mess.

Now nobody is going to believe Dunbar's story. A body of a woman he tried to seduce is in his yard that he likely went maybe a day or 2 without noticing. What's he going to say?? "A crazy fanboy named "Moose" has been stalking me and likely did it!" It sure doesn't sound believable since he often drinks and takes heavy sleeping medication. I think this film is definitely worth a watch, Travolta gave a great performance!
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