Review of Nocturnal Animals (2016) by Lewis Y — 29 Dec 2016

Oddly entertaining...storyline came together in a cool way and actors did a great job.

This review of Nocturnal Animals (2016) was written by Lewis Y on 29 Dec 2016.

Nocturnal Animals has generally received positive reviews.

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By Molly Templeton (111) for Eugene Weekly (OR) (121) on 26 Aug 2018

Tom Ford's second feature, Nocturnal Animals, is a movie within a movie, and while both are lushly attractive, full of precise light and deep…

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Nocturnal Animals is a **** thrill that gave me anger, anxiety, and fear throughout…

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

Ford is no stranger to creating fashion statements - and here on the big screen, he's delivered his most striking one yet…

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By Navneetbora235 (1) on 10 Oct 2019

Jake gyllenhaal has done a classy job there which illuminates his acting skills , Too underrated actor…

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By Wonderz (134) on 26 Jul 2018

This movie starts on a very strange note and you think what have I gotten myself into…

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By Claire N (11) on 01 Sep 2018

It was beautiful, which was not always a good thing, but soulless, and repulsively misogynistic…

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By Aj_13 (170) on 01 Mar 2021

Being the cinematography, screenplay and acting its strenghts, Ford achieves to create a really thought-provoking movie…

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By Rendy Jones (321) for Rendy Reviews (320) on 29 Aug 2018

A cinematic masterpiece that balances more than one narrative while still managing to tell a concise story with twists and turns and mesmerizing…

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By J P (80) on 09 Aug 2018

I give a high rating to this movie because the story is consistent, it's shaped in an original way, and the circle closes down very well at…

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