Josh O’Connor Is at His Hangdog Dirtbag Best in The Mastermind

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The Mastermind is a movie about a man who finally reaches the limits of his charm. Most of us hit that wall early, if we were ever lucky enough to coast on the quality at all, but James Blaine Mooney — a father, husband, and aspiring art thief — has managed to reach adulthood relatively unchallenged on his bullshit. How is that possible? Mostly it’s because he looks like Josh O’Connor at his most appealing, which is to say unshaven, in need of a shower, and alarmingly irresistible.