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Cast
- John TravoltaMoose
- Devon SawaHunter Dunbar
- Ana GoljaLeah
- James PaxtonSlim
- Jessica UberuagaBrenda
- Luis Da Silva Jr.Luis
- Josh RichmanAaron
- Jacob GrodnikTodd
- Elle MatarazzoAgent
- Rob WolfeAutograph Seeker
Recommendations
- 75
San Francisco Chronicle
So while The Fanatic isn’t doing anything particularly new, it knows exactly the movie it wants to be. There’s a trashy, pulp energy powering us through the efficient 88-minute run time — long enough to invest us in the stakes, short enough not to wear out its welcome. - 40
Wall Street Journal
One can understand the draw of The Fanatic for someone like Mr. Travolta: It calls for full immersion, mentally and physically. And he pulls it off. - 38
Movie Nation
The Fanatic narrows into a simple character study by Travolta. That’s not enough, and what’s here is as quaint and dated as many of the words that come out of Moose’s mouth. - 37
Washington Post
Does not live up to the extravagantly wounded ferocity with which Travolta attacks his part. - 25
The Film Stage
If you enjoy hooting at corrosive and inept cinema that is neither worthwhile or giddily reprehensible then you might have found a new subject for fanaticism. - 25
The A.V. Club
Mostly, the action, while bloodier than one might expect, is as goofy and dim-witted as the dialogue. - 25
Observer
It’s a disaster. - 15
TheWrap
A brainless, exploitative folly which gives John Travolta free rein to mine the history of cringe-worthy autism portrayals for an offensively garish Frankenstein pantomime of unhinged obsession.
