Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme made its unexpected world premiere at the New York Film Festival on Monday, and members of the press who attended the surprise screening are already raving about the Timothée Chalamet-led sports dramedy.

Marty Supreme follows Marty Mauser (Chalamet), a wronged table tennis player who, against all odds, achieves greatness. Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary, Tyler Okonma (aka Tyler, the Creator), Abel Ferrara and Fran Drescher also appear in the film, which is reportedly A24’s most expensive project to date with a budget of around $70 million.

Here’s what the reactions are saying about Marty Supreme:

Critics praise Chalamet’s ‘best performance yet’

Variety co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share his rave review in which he gushed over Chalamet’s performance, Variety reported.

“‘Marty Supreme’ is ‘Uncut Gems’ meets ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ meets ‘Jerry Maguire,’ carried by Timothée Chalamet’s best performance yet. I loved it so much,” he wrote.

Discussing Film’s Diego Andaluz shared similar praise, calling it Safdie’s “best film yet.” He wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, that Chalamet “delivers the performance of a lifetime in this unforgettable, awe-inspiring cinematic tour-de-force that fires on all cylinders.”

The Hollywood Reporter’s David Canfield claimed on X that Chalamet was “born to play this guy.”

And Anne Thompson, editor at large at IndieWire, suspects Chalamet will be nominated for awards for his performance.

Film press wowed by Safdie’s ‘masterful slice of organized chaos’

Matt Neglia, owner & editor-in-chief of the entertainment awards website Next Best Picture, penned a lengthy reaction, in which he wrote Safdie “delivers a masterful slice of organized chaos on a larger scale he’s ever worked with before.”

Film critic Brandon Lewis described Safdie’s film as a “chaotic, sprawling globetrot to break down the swaggering hubris of a ping-pong prodigy who can’t being insufferable” in his post secret screening analysis.

But not every review was full of praise. One film critic wrote in their review that the film was “a bit too long, but the ending makes it worth it.”

Marty Supreme releases in theaters on Dec. 25.