“Tony” is Yet Another Good Biopic
The problem isn’t that it’s bad. It's good. But it fails to stand out from a crowd of similar films.

Dominic Sessa (born October 25, 2002) is an American actor. He made his film debut in Alexander Payne's coming-of-age film The Holdovers (2023), portraying troubled teenager Angus Tully. His performance won him the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer, in addition to a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
The problem isn’t that it’s bad. It's good. But it fails to stand out from a crowd of similar films.
Not only does the system prevent upward mobility, but it makes it incredibly easy to slide from comfortably middle class to unhoused.