In 1940, a drifter is taken into the world of carnival trickery, where
he soon becomes ambitious. NIGHTMARE ALLEY, on HBOMax, is another dark, atmospheric melodrama from director Guillermo del Toro. Although his
film is (as usual) well-crafted, sumptuous, and fast-paced, it's perhaps overly so, as his characters and their plights never engaged me beyond a distant fairy-tale quality. Best Picture nom, somewhat recommended.
On 4/13/2022 2:19 PM, moviePig wrote:
In 1940, a drifter is taken into the world of carnival trickery, where
he soon becomes ambitious. NIGHTMARE ALLEY, on HBOMax, is another
dark, atmospheric melodrama from director Guillermo del Toro.
Although his film is (as usual) well-crafted, sumptuous, and
fast-paced, it's perhaps overly so, as his characters and their
plights never engaged me beyond a distant fairy-tale quality. Best
Picture nom, somewhat recommended.
This movie was an homage to the entire film noir category, and if you
didn't get that I'm not surprised you didn't appreciate it for what it
was. Bradley Cooper was merely excellent, and Cate Blanchett was Oscar caliber. And then there's the elements of the macabre that del Toro
brings to the table.
On 4/13/2022 7:59 PM, trotsky wrote:
On 4/13/2022 2:19 PM, moviePig wrote:
In 1940, a drifter is taken into the world of carnival trickery,
where he soon becomes ambitious. NIGHTMARE ALLEY, on HBOMax, is
another dark, atmospheric melodrama from director Guillermo del Toro.
Although his film is (as usual) well-crafted, sumptuous, and
fast-paced, it's perhaps overly so, as his characters and their
plights never engaged me beyond a distant fairy-tale quality. Best
Picture nom, somewhat recommended.
This movie was an homage to the entire film noir category, and if you
didn't get that I'm not surprised you didn't appreciate it for what it
was. Bradley Cooper was merely excellent, and Cate Blanchett was
Oscar caliber. And then there's the elements of the macabre that del
Toro brings to the table.
I'll grant that it way noir, and even that that's not my favorite genre.
In 1940, a drifter is taken into the world of carnival trickery, where
he soon becomes ambitious. NIGHTMARE ALLEY, on HBOMax, is another dark, atmospheric melodrama from director Guillermo del Toro. Although his
film is (as usual) well-crafted, sumptuous, and fast-paced, it's perhaps overly so, as his characters and their plights never engaged me beyond a distant fairy-tale quality. Best Picture nom, somewhat recommended.
On 4/13/2022 2:19 PM, moviePig wrote:
In 1940, a drifter is taken into the world of carnival trickery, where
he soon becomes ambitious. NIGHTMARE ALLEY, on HBOMax, is another
dark, atmospheric melodrama from director Guillermo del Toro.
Although his film is (as usual) well-crafted, sumptuous, and
fast-paced, it's perhaps overly so, as his characters and their
plights never engaged me beyond a distant fairy-tale quality. Best
Picture nom, somewhat recommended.
That's basically my reaction too. I watched five movies on round trip flights a few weeks ago, and afterward I wanted to post comments here. I could remember four of the five, but for the life of me I couldn't come
up with what that fifth movie might have been. Patience finally paid off
and it came to me this morning: NIGHTMARE ALLEY. Of course. Hard to
believe I'd forget a movie as beautiful to look at as this, but there
you are. I was loving it at first because the setting and even the
appearance of some of the characters reminded me of a favorite: HBO's CARNIVALE. But this was not that. Maybe the facts that I disliked every single person in the movie and I saw the denouement coming a mile away
helped it slip from my mind. I dunno. Maybe if I'm lucky I'll forget it again.
In 1940, a drifter is taken into the world of carnival trickery, where
he soon becomes ambitious. NIGHTMARE ALLEY, on HBOMax, is another dark, atmospheric melodrama from director Guillermo del Toro. Although his
film is (as usual) well-crafted, sumptuous, and fast-paced, it's perhaps overly so, as his characters and their plights never engaged me beyond a distant fairy-tale quality. Best Picture nom, somewhat recommended.
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