Review of The Neon Demon (2016) by Donn D — 01 Jul 2016

Don't believe the popcorn eaters. The Neon Demon is a work of art.

This review of The Neon Demon (2016) was written by Donn D on 01 Jul 2016.

The Neon Demon has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Horrorqueen S (46) on 25 Mar 2018

They should have just called this 'Bitches Be Crazy - The Movie' because this is just some out to lunch material here…

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By Jon D (534) on 23 Aug 2018

Stunning, hypnotic and intoxicating, The Neon Demon is, however, a mess without structure, devoid of meaning and with no idea how to end…

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By Bobby Finger (15) for The Muse/Jezebel (96) on 11 Jun 2018

It thinks it can get away with its own contradictions by telling us we're missing the point. And maybe I am! But I couldn't possibly begin to care…

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By Tomas Trussow (247) for The Lonely Film Critic (186) on 03 Oct 2018

It piles on the vapidity because it wants us to know how vapid the world of modeling is, and it's so blasé about it that it's neither fun…

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By Amirhassan (6) on 01 Oct 2018

More than being a movie it`s art.but not in a way you enjoy it…

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By Ed Travis (116) for Cinapse (114) on 24 Dec 2018

The Neon Demon is most likely Nicolas Winding Refn's version of a comedy. Whether this is a good or bad thing will be up to each... viewer…

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By Alistair Ryder (351) for Cinemole (129) on 07 Nov 2018

The end result isn't a rallying feminist cry so much as it is an intoxicatingly stylish slap across the face of good taste and moral decency…

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By Pat S (77) on 23 Jan 2019

A very cool movie with some scary (but unsurprising) themes, ie the depths girls will sink to to achieve outer beauty (at the cost of inner…

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By Lisa Johnson Mandell (104) for AtHomeInHollywood.com (165) on 21 Aug 2018

You'll find lots of blood and fashion here, but no characters who are even remotely likable or relatable…

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