Review of The Neon Demon (2016) by Rainer D — 13 Jul 2016

Refns Bildästhetik ist wieder einmal überragend, noch langsamer als Drive und Only God Forgives, aber iwederum sehr verstörend.

This review of The Neon Demon (2016) was written by Rainer D on 13 Jul 2016.

The Neon Demon has generally received mixed reviews.

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The presentation of The Neon Demon is stellar. Most of the story is told visually. It is both a dialogue on beauty and the modeling world…

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By Slesz . (7) on 24 Jun 2018

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By Xv_ (14) on 03 Mar 2019

I really liked Drive and Only God Forgives, so I was hoping to watch something on that league but no, It looks and sounds fantastic but by…

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By Peter F (998) on 21 May 2018

The vapidity and objectification that surrounds the modeling world seems like prime material for a horror film, and filmmaker Nicolas Winding…

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By Micah S (134) on 13 Aug 2018

Sometimes boring, but otherwise, it's an excellent movie with such great visuaks (which remind me of Dario Argento's Suspiria)…

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By Paul D (6,077) 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 Wonderz (134) on 26 Jul 2018

On the surface, it's just an another cheap horror thriller but I beg the differ…

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