“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.

Victor Smolensky, the owner of a detective agency, instructs his assistants to find him the perfect wife. The fee for two is one million rubles. The task is difficult: the future spouse must have the appearance of Marilyn Monroe and the character of Natasha Rostova. However, fate will bring Smolensky to the exact opposite of his ideal.
The problem isn’t that it’s bad. It's good. But it fails to stand out from a crowd of similar films.
Strangers in a crowd, exchanging glances, looking away, continually managing to run into each other then part ways, end up at the same diner, find they've rented the exact same vehicles, and are then made to travel together to learn once more whether they can both find genuine adoration and companionship again. This really does, in so many words, sum up the foundational gist of of this new feature film from writer Seth Reiss ("The Menu") and director Kogonada ("The Acolyte", "After Yang"). Yet, it's all only the set-up for the REAL wonder of everything that happens before, during, and in the aftermath of a magical, meaningful journey.
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Marvin Gaye's powerful music addresses the same themes as "Da 5 Bloods" and elevates the film to even greater heights.