Review of Nightmare Alley (2021) by Richard Brody for The New Yorker — 20 Dec 2021
The film’s overbearing effort to say something serious about society at large seems to force del Toro’s directorial hand. It pushes him to up the razzle-dazzle in order to keep the didactic element entertaining.
The result is a movie that is bloated in length, literal in its messaging, and overdecorated, like a cinematic Christmas tree, with dutiful dramatics that leach it of tension, energy, and spontaneity.
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This review of Nightmare Alley (2021) was written by Richard Brody and published by The New Yorker on 20 Dec 2021.
Nightmare Alley has generally received positive reviews.
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