Oscar Isaac Is The Best Part Of Moon Knight
Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight has arrived on Disney Plus, bringing to life Oscar Isaac’s brilliant performance as the character with dissociative identity disorder. Portraying both the confused Steven Grant and the mercenary Marc Spector in one frame must not have been an easy task, but Isaac manages to nail the performance with effortless grace. One could argue that so far, Isaac is the best part of the new series.
After months of waiting, Marvel fans were finally graced with some content from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The season finale of Hawkeye, the previous Disney Plus series, premiered on December 22, whereas the last MCU film Spider-Man: No Way Home arrived in theaters on December 17. Many wondered whether Moon Knight would live up to the hype, and the benchmark of typical MCU content before it premiered. And if nothing else, the first episode of the series promises some great acting by Isaac moving forward.
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From the moment that Isaac appears on-screen as Grant, it becomes evident that he has a lot to offer to this role. His uncanny British accent, which became a topic of conversation on social media and even got Isaac to explain its origins, seems like a charming touch to the mild-mannered character. His interactions with his colleagues, guests at the museum, and even his single-finned goldfish bring the right amount of humor to the series.
Isaac is able to portray so many different emotions within one episode of Moon Knight, which is an absolute delight to watch. He is frustrated with his colleagues for referring to him as “Stevie” and “Scotty,” when his name is “Steven, with a V.” He expresses confusion when he wakes up in a vast field,
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