The Mastermind
2025-10-31
Toronto, ON

This is about as slow as a heist movie can get, but that's pretty openly the point. There is charm in the klutzy ways of Josh O’Connor's character and the way he fumbles through awkward situations — not unlike me in a way. The ladder situation in particular was funny. I wish Alana Haim had more than just a few lines of dialogue here, and I'm not exaggerating with that count.

Watched in release at the TIFF Lightbox. Missed it at VIFF, but still wanted to catch it.