My childhood was steeped in Bob Dylan and Joan Baez – though my parents’ enthusiasm differed! It seems like that only made me inclined to disagree. The more my dad praised Dylan's genius, the less it seemed to register with me as a kid. I worried when settling down to watch this film that I’d fall back into that old rebellious mindset, but Timothée Chalamet gave a really believable performance and actually got me tapping my foot – not wanting to leave! It certainly helped that he looks like Dylan, and he manages to capture something of the poet's essence when, upon learning Woody Guthrie (Scoot McNairy) is seriously ill in hospital, he travels to New York to find him. He encounters Pete Seeger (Edward Norton) at the bedside of a sick man, performs a song about his hero for him, and subsequently gets some support from Seeger that leads to gigs. Then he meets "Sylvie" (Elle Fanning), followed by the already established Baez (Monica Barbara), before ultimately conquering the world – even Johnny Cash (Boyd Holbrook). It's an elegant biopic that, despite following a chronological order, isn’t just a straightforward account of Dylan's life. The film reveals his personality, flaws and all, as he grapples with his fame and some of the temptations and shifting loyalties that come with it. Many critics have pointed out that Dylan isn't exactly a great singer of his own songs, and Chalamet continues this tradition by offering interpretations of some of his most famous tracks that are authentic-sounding but distinct from the originals. Barbaro also does well as Baez, although I felt her voice was a little too operatic and not quite as impactful. The production values are clearly high with meticulous attention to detail, but ultimately it’s an opportunity for Chalamet to demonstrate he's more than just a (very) thin young man with floppy hair. Those who consider themselves devoted fans might dislike it, but I believe it powerfully portrays this group of independent thinkers navigating a 1960s America marked by a presidential assassination, fears about communism, and a general sense of unease amongst a public desperately seeking something to believe in. Dylan and his contemporaries provided some of that hope, and the film conveys that effectively.

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