Yes, it's a remarkable accomplishment: Cate Blanchett - a woman! - playing Bob Dylan. But wait a second . . . Marcus Carl Franklin, a boy, a young black boy, also steps into the same mythic role. Riding box cars, cadging meals with strangers, strumming his guitar, this young actor plays it just right. Franklin is unassuming, wise, and terrifically earnest.
He'll next be seen in Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind, starring Jack Black and Mos Def.