The Fanatic

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.

Unfortunately for Travolta (and for us), only one movie can hold the dubious distinction of being the worst. In place of Wiseau-style eccentricity, The Fanatic has contempt for both its characters and audience.

Does not live up to the extravagantly wounded ferocity with which Travolta attacks his part.

It’s a disaster.

It would be risible if it weren’t so offensive, mean-spirited and, frankly, nasty.

While Travolta may believe he's seriously engaging with the character, following thesps like Dustin Hoffman and Sean Penn into the always-dicey enterprise of mimicking disability, his performance is all shtick and no heart.

Bad in ways that sometimes provoke a disbelieving guffaw, but more often stir pained embarrassment.

This movie is watchable not sure why it has a such a low rating. If anything it's a little short but it's like eating a good piece of key lime pie, it's just the right size, almost. I enjoyed the script but perhaps Moose could of have a richer backstory. Anyway it's watchable and if you want to watch something different then do it and it's John Travolta he's always good.

I like John Travolta's passion. He tries to be funny and serious. But this doesn't look like a great movie. Thank you for your time, **** you at the next movie!

I'm a Limp Bizkit fan. I love their loud, brash, and aggressive sound. However, I'm often left perplexed by Fred Durst's lyrics. Sometimes there's a clear message there and others all I can gather is that it's just a bunch word vomit where confusion seems to be the only rational reaction. You can probably guess which type The Fanatic more closely resembles... In this clash between action movie star and obsessed fan it's never clear who you're supposed to be rooting for. "Moose" is a clearly autistic man who just doesn't know any better, but that doesn't make him any less dangerous. "Hunter Dunbar" is world-class jerk who definitely could handled the situation better, but it's hard to fault him for getting aggressive when faced with a stalker that crossed the line. Perhaps we're not supposed to sympathize with either of them in the end. Which would have been acceptable had there been some kind of meaning to all of this, but alas there doesn't appear to be any. So that violent conclusion just ends up leaving a bad taste in your mouth. It's not even like The Fanatic really does all that much wrong. The humor it tries to mine from Moose's childlike behavior feels out of place and may not sit well with some as it comes at the expense of the mentally ill, but I wouldn't straight garbage or anything like that. It's just that without anything to say for itself the film's most notable qualities end up being John Travolta's all in, yet strangely terrible performance and the fact that it's entirely the brainchild of Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst. Both of which are certainly interesting, but not enough to make the movie worth watching given the considerable lack of substance. 5.5/10

The movie sure is not great, to be honest its one of those "so bad its good" and oh boy, for the Travolta performance its worth your hour and a half time. The guys acting is insane here, if you consider it good or bad its remarkable!

Phenomenal! This baffling vanity projects delivers big time! Maybe John Travolta's best performance since "Carrie"? Go watch it, it's incredibly entertaining and only 80 minutes long.