HE friendo: “Is Mank David Fincher‘s Ed Wood? A passion project about a Hollywood legend shot in black and white that echoes the legend’s own film(s)? Just as Ed Wood was shot to look like an Ed Wood film, Fincher has endeavored to make Mank look like a ’40s movie.”
The older I get, the more I adore Ed Wood. It’s a perfect film. I regard Johnny Depp‘s titular performance as his absolute career best. If Mank is even half as good, I’ll be very happy.
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