Robert Pattinson is on a generational run. He’s Batman. He’s in The Odyssey. He will likely be in Dune: Half 3. And whereas he’s gathering components in blockbusters the best way youngsters (attempt to) gather Pokémon playing cards, he nonetheless finds time to be in an indie flick or two enjoying absolute weirdos. He’s good at that, enjoying dudes who’re one atom away from shedding it, and his newest function in Primetime is Pattinson at his most unhinged. Primetime is a dramatized retelling of the rise and fall of the favored Dateline NBC present To Catch a Predator— a actuality TV program devoted to catching alleged baby predators in sting operations. Pattinson performs Chris Hansen, the host of the present identified for deploying the phrase, “Why don’t you’ve a seat over there?” every time he stunned a man who was anticipating to fulfill an underaged baby. In the event you’ve ever seen that meme and puzzled the place it got here from, congrats, now you already know. (And earlier than Primetime comes out on September twenty fifth, try Predators, a documentary in regards to the present that got here out final 12 months.) Pattinson’s impression of Hansen is so spot on it’s scary. It’s deep and gravelly whereas additionally being kinda nasally. It makes you marvel, as a result of Pattinson is the “put all of it on the market” form of actor, how lengthy he spent poring over episodes of To Catch a Predator to nail the impact. I don’t know if the Academy will give him a nomination for this, however it definitely looks like he’s gunning for one.
