Review of Nocturnal Animals (2016) by Magnus S — 27 Dec 2016

Thrilling, stylish and tragic tale of revenge.

This review of Nocturnal Animals (2016) was written by Magnus S on 27 Dec 2016.

Nocturnal Animals has generally received positive reviews.

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NOCTURNAL ANIMALS is a nasty story filled with sex, murder, revenge and some of the most deplorable things one human can do to another…

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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 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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