{"id":53398,"date":"2026-05-18T19:02:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=53398"},"modified":"2026-05-18T19:02:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:02:35","slug":"review-cannes-2026-paper-tiger-movie-review-adam-driver-scarlett-johansson-lead-dark-mob-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=53398","title":{"rendered":"Review | Cannes 2026: Paper Tiger movie review \u2013 Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson lead dark mob tale"},"content":{"rendered":"


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3.5\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n

Back in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival<\/span> for the sixth time, writer-director James Gray returns to his roots with Paper Tiger<\/em>.<\/div>\n

The American filmmaker started his career with 1994\u2019s Little Odessa<\/em>, starring Tim Roth as a Russian-Jewish hitman operating in the Brighton Beach area of New York. His next two films, The Yards<\/em> (2000) and We Own the Night<\/em> (2007), kept him ensconced in the world of low-life criminals.<\/p>\n

Paper Tiger<\/em> also casts the Russian mob as the antagonists. Set in 1986 in Queens, New York, it stars Miles Teller and Adam Driver as the Pearl brothers, Irwin and Gary.<\/p>\n

Irwin (Teller), an engineer, is married to Hester (Scarlett Johansson) and has two teenage sons: Scott (Gavin Goudey), who is about to turn 18, and the younger Ben (Roman Engel), who is diligently studying for his exams.<\/p>\n

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Adam Driver (left) and Miles Teller attend the 79th Cannes Film Festival for the screening of Paper Tiger on May 17, 2026. Photo: AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Gary (Driver), a former policeman who still has connections on the force, encourages Irwin to team up and create an environmental clean-up business involving the filthy Gowanus Canal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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