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Without the textures of soulful tragedy that etched his face in Alice Rohrwacher’s film, here his JB is a soft-spoken, put-upon nice guy.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 23 May 2025
Given a deeper backstory, including deferred college dreams, Nani gets to be her own person, beyond merely the put-upon sister plunged suddenly out of her depth.
—EW.com, 20 May 2025
Powell won hearts in Set It Up as Charlie, a put-upon corporate executive assistant who ends up falling for his partner-in-crime, Harper (Zoey Deutch).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Here, at least, the performers — who include Téa Leoni as Odell’s wife, the very funny Will Poulter as the Leopold son and Anthony Carrigan as a put-upon servant — have the kinds of ductile faces, rubber-band moves and vocal dexterity that can keep even sluggish material moving.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 23 May 2025
Given a deeper backstory, including deferred college dreams, Nani gets to be her own person, beyond merely the put-upon sister plunged suddenly out of her depth.
—EW.com, 20 May 2025
Powell won hearts in Set It Up as Charlie, a put-upon corporate executive assistant who ends up falling for his partner-in-crime, Harper (Zoey Deutch).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Here, at least, the performers — who include Téa Leoni as Odell’s wife, the very funny Will Poulter as the Leopold son and Anthony Carrigan as a put-upon servant — have the kinds of ductile faces, rubber-band moves and vocal dexterity that can keep even sluggish material moving.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Put-upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put-upon. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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