i think leonardo dicaprio is particularly uninteresting when he’s trying really hard to play Masc and the director allows it to go to that artificial place. it's like there's this additional layer of masking between himself and the characters he's playing when he goes there. and i think marty understands that, and he knows how to balance it so well as compared to someone like tarantino (i'm not a tarantino hater, i just do not think he knows how to use leo, sue me). this is the best i've seen leo in years because this character also has a layer of masking between himself and his masculinity, which also means violence and deception here. just a man who deteriorates into a monster and, ultimately, a haunted doll.
