Critics Praise Rami Malek in Ira Sachs' 'The Man I Love'
Critics are praising Ira Sachs' new film, 'The Man I Love,' particularly highlighting Rami Malek's performance as a revelation. The movie is set in 1980s New York City and explores themes of art, love, and mortality.
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‘The Man I Love’ Review: Rami Malek Has His Best Role Since ‘Bohemian Rhapody’ in Ira Sachs’s Delicate and Touching ’80s Character Study
Malek colors him in with shades of anger, tenderness, psychosis, and the sheer pesky individuality of Jimmy. He makes him a morosely charismatic flake — the kind of flamboyant narcissist who’s got a gift, but one he doesn’t quite know what to do with.
By Owen Gleiberman
Read full article →‘The Man I Love’ Review: Rami Malek Is a Revelation in Ira Sachs’ Achingly Observed Portrait of Art, Love, Desire and Mortality in 1980s New York City
Tom Sturridge, Rebecca Hall, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and newcomer Luther Ford also star in this acutely felt memento mori set during the height of the AIDS crisis.
By David Rooney
Read full article →‘The Man I Love’ Review: Rami Malek Is Blazingly Alive In Ira Sach’s Rich And Inspiring Movie Set Against AIDs And Downtown NYC’s Vibrant Artists Playground Of The Late 80’s -Cannes Film Festival
Veteran filmmaker Ira Sachs returns to a place where his own creative spark was lit, the downtown New York City world where artists of all stripes (and sexualities) from experimental theatre to painting to music to poetry and more could congregate and feed their need to create, even in the face of impending death and […]
By Pete Hammond
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