Nocturnal Animals — A psychological movie you should open your mind to — 10*/10
- Overall: A masterfully brooding, riveting, yet beautiful film by Tom Ford.
- Who is it for? Anyone who likes a good moody movie.
- Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4550098/
- Known actors: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon and Isla Fisher.
- Cameos: Laura Linney, Andrea Riseborough and Michael Sheen.
- Setting: The very successful. Way above the masses.
- Style: Brooding, psychological near suspense.
- Pacing: An incredible almost continuous stop-and-go. It feels slow, really slow, like being stuck in thick molasse, because what happens is so tense and it doesn't happen all at once. Nonetheless, things proceed at a steady pace, inescapably, sometimes against our will.
- Intro: The credits are difficult to watch, because we don't like that kind of harsh reality, but also because movies usually convey only beauty even when it's ugly.
- Story: It takes you to the edge, tensed, and suspends you there for what seems like a long time. You can't help, but be on this edge... and finally jump. Then, it takes you down slowly into reality, making you see that not everything is as you'd like it to be. I love the way the stories are mixed and paralleled. The mood is masterful. Some scenes are difficult, gut wrenching. You would want to do anything but what happened. Still it is riveting.
- Ending: Absolutely perfect.
- Epilogue: None, whatsoever. Love it!
- Dialogs: Powerful, simple, to the point.
- Characters: Great, realistic, extremely deep and well developed.
- Acting: Amazingly strong.
- Visuals: Incredibly beautiful in a very pure manner, but also in a realistic way.
- Costumes: Beautiful.
- Score: Very moody. Perfect.
- Afterthoughts: I was blown away by this production and absolutely loved it. Only two little things bothered me. Unfortunately, it panders to two ideas we too often circulate in society that are completely false and make a lot of people miserable. First that we always turn into our parents. Second, that if we love someone we should try everything to make it work. Beyond that, I think it's perfect.
