New York Film Festival Review: ‘Behemoth!’ Has Nine Composers and No Heart
Director Tony Gilroy and star Pedro Pascal fall short with their drama that makes a great show of music but cannot make it matter.
By SEBASTIAN DOGGART
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Sebastian Doggart is a writer and an Emmy-nominated film and TV director.
Director Tony Gilroy and star Pedro Pascal fall short with their drama that makes a great show of music but cannot make it matter.
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