Marty Supreme came to theaters on December 25, 2025, and quickly became the talk of the internet. This film focuses on Marty Mauser, who became a shoe salesman in order to fund his travel to become a table tennis champion. Marty’s dream leads him to spiral into a life of scams, hustles and crime. This movie is loosely based on Marty Reisman, a real-life American table tennis player.
This film blends the world of sports, drama, crime and comedy seamlessly into one movie. Marty groans when he hits the pingpong ball, throws tantrums when he loses and is constantly spiraling between confidence and self-destruction. All of these qualities give the film its chaotic energy. Marty is cruel, sharp, impulsive, manipulative and makes very questionable decisions — which makes him a difficult character to root for, but a fascinating character to watch.
The acting in this film is top notch. There was not a single bad performance, which is super rare to say about any film. Timothée Chalamet’s performance is undeniably amazing. He played Marty very well and was able to make the audience root for a rather unlikeable character. Odessa A’zion played Rachel Mizler beautifully and perfectly displayed the roughness and vulnerability of her character. Tyler, The Creator also performed well and it was impressive to see him keep up with these seasoned actors. Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin O’Leary and Abel Ferrara also left a good impression with their performances.
Though the acting was wonderful and the movie was well-made, the plot of the film fell short. The movie felt very unorganized and the plot is all over the place. It is basically just a man following his dream of becoming a professional table tennis player and throughout his journey he faces challenges. Yes, the film is good, but there is nothing groundbreaking about it. The movie is also quite predictable, but as someone who constantly writes reviews, it might just be easier to notice certain things on screen.
While the plot was a hot mess, the film itself was commendable. There were three scenes that really stood out for the acting, camera work and production. These scenes were: Marty’s bathtub falling through the floor at the hotel, the police-chase scene, and the hustling scene in the bowling alley.
Although most of the film was very appealing to the eye, some scenes were rather questionable and unnecessary. For example, the honey scene… was just very odd and uncomfortable. There were other uncomfortable scenes, like when Mr. Rockwell spanked Marty with a paddle, but it was easy to decipher the director’s intentions with those scenes. The honey scene was just weird.
Overall, this movie was mediocre. The film was really well made, but it is hard to get past the messy plot. It was odd that all Marty needed to become a better person was to win in table tennis… and that the audience watched this movie in anticipation of Marty competing in the table tennis championships, all for him to not even make it to the actual competition.
Marty Supreme was a solid 3/5.
