Nocturnal Animals

A boring pointless movie with obvious pretensions of being some kind of art house deal. I was looking forward to seeing this as I usually enjoy Jane Gyllenhall but he could not save this awful let down. He and Michael Shannon both put in good performances but the story is just awful. In a nutshell Gyllenhall character writes a movie script or novel or something what's story plays out in the movie for no immediately apparent reason only for it to prove to be A CLEVER/REALLY NOT AT ALL CLEVER allegory/metaphor for Gyllenhall real life failings and insecurities in real life. BTW I really am making it sound much cleverer and sophisticated than it really is. I CAN SEE ONCE AGAIN THAT ALL THE SHEEP HAVE EAGERLY BOARDED THE HYPE TRAIN ON THIS ONE NOT WANTING TO RISK HAVING AN OPINION OF THEIR OWN. HALF THE PEOPLE WATCHING PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND THE SAD ATTEMPT AT SYMBOLISM. THE KIND OF MORONS WHO SAY THINGS LIKE "GREAT MOVIE , DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND IT" WHICH IS REALLY JUST IDIOT SPEAK FOR " COULDN'T GET INTO IT BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD I'M SUPPOSED TO LIKE IT" RANT OVER .

I've heard this film is confusing. It wasn't. It is in essence The Never Ending story. However, the book the little boy, sorry, the disappointed wife reads is actually a version of Deliverance which is a metaphor for her past relationship with the author. The Turner Prize opening credits are plain bizarre and the scene that forms the catalyst for the majority of the movie really outstays it's welcome. There could have been a better movie here if it wasn't trying quite so hard to be clever.

Good film. Tense, beautifully shot/designed and hauntingly sad. Brilliant performances from the leads, particularly Taylor-Johnson as the unhinged baddy as well as the always watchable Michael Shannon. Loads to think about, will probably watch again. Good show!