Review of Nocturnal Animals (2016) by Moviemitch96 — 27 Nov 2016

I was quite looking forward to checking this film out due to the fact that it would be Tom Ford's first film since his directorial debut clear back from 2009 "A Single Man", which proved to be a very beautifully shot and acted film.

Rather than just focusing on artistic vision for this film, Ford also gets a little more nitty-gritty this time around as well with a pretty tense and at times violent thriller of a plot. However, the film also felt a little too disjointed for my liking, as it switched back and forth far too often between characters, plot points, etc.

And even by the end of the film, it felt as though it just ended while skimming past or not acknowledging certain things, including forgetting about and not resolving a plot point or two. On the plus side, the acting from Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal were great standouts for the film and Ford's keen eye for artistic and aesthetic vision is greatly intact with this film, just as it was with "A Single Man".

Overall, I felt as though this film wasn't too certain of what direction it wanted to go in often times, as it certainly wasn't as narratively focused or straightforward as "A Single Man". Nonetheless, the talented cast and performances along with Ford's unique style and direction helped to make it worthwhile for the most part.