Review of The Neon Demon (2016) by Kace C — 09 Jan 2017

The Neon Demon [Nicolas Winding Refn, 2016, United States] It was doing pretty well before it tried too hard to be grotesque. 6/10.

This review of The Neon Demon (2016) was written by Kace C on 09 Jan 2017.

The Neon Demon has generally received mixed reviews.

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This movie is **** I mean, truly awful. Sickening to the core, from the content and to the end product…

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By Pat S (77) on 23 Jan 2019

A very cool movie with some scary (but unsurprising) themes, ie the depths girls will sink to to achieve outer beauty (at the cost of inner…

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By Broyax (884) on 27 May 2019

Avec Nicolas Winding Refn, on ne sait jamais sur quoi on va tomber…

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Intelligent and beautiful. Art, not entertainment. Four years after watching this film I distinctly remember specific scenes…

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By Kevin S (2,121) on 10 Jun 2018

Very poor show Beauty may be the only thing as the asshole model guy proffers but not for this film. The beauty isn't even that great…

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By Damian S (504) on 30 May 2018

Pretenciosa, artificial pero visualmente hermosa, un film que visualmente es muy hipnotizante con una historia basica, con puntos de giro interesantes,…

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By Molly Henery (136) for The Blogging Banshee (135) on 01 Nov 2018

Neon Demon is a film that is visually stunning, but it is lacking in substance, much like the models the film focuses on…

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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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