Review of The Neon Demon (2016) by David Nusair for Reel Film Reviews — 12 Jul 2016

Nicolas Winding Refn's downward spiral continues with The Neon Demon...

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This review of The Neon Demon (2016) was written by David Nusair and published by Reel Film Reviews on 12 Jul 2016.

The Neon Demon has generally received mixed reviews.

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It thinks it can get away with its own contradictions by telling us we're missing the point. And maybe I am! But I couldn't possibly begin to care…

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The script, written by Refn, Mary Laws and Polly Stenham, may not hold up when put under scrutiny, but at least what's on screen is pretty…

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Sometimes I get these art movies, then sometimes I don?t. This was somewhere in the middle but boy is it stylish and Martinez can sure do a soundtrack…

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