‘Tony’ Review: A portrait of the artist as a young jerk
<p>I suppose Matt Johnson’s Tony is a best-case scenario for a bad-idea biopic, where, if one were to trim a bit from the runtime, you’d wind up with a regular ol’ coming-of-age story, and it’d be a pretty solid one as well. As a certified super-fan of Greg Mottola’s Adventureland and its ilk, I’m always down for an “idyll struggle,” where a meek young protagonist self-actualizes and crafts an adult identity in the chrysalis-like warmth of summer employment and shit-kicking. […]</p>
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