![]() While Ford’s filmmaking chops are impeccable, at the conceptual level, it feels a little bit half-baked. That is not to say, however, that I had no reservations with the film. If I had to describe the overall vibe of the film in one word, that word would be “intoxicating.” ![]() It borders on melodramatic at times, but when married with the visuals it just plain works. Abel Korzeniowski’s score is also used very effectively. Amy Adams is also a standout (between this and Arrival she is having an excellent year). And Aaron Taylor-Johnson is…actually really great, which is something I was never sure I was going to say. Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Shannon are particularly fantastic. He also gets some very good performances out of his rock solid cast (seriously, look at it). He shows a real command of tone, and with the aid of cinematographer Seamus McGarvey, pulls off some visuals that are positively smokin’. To put it simply, he directs the living hell out of this movie. The bravado of Ford’s filmmaking here is formidable. It’s amazing how much anxiety Ford rings out of these sequences, seeing as we know as audience members it is all “fictional.” For a while, the film becomes a thriller. The first one in particular is a master class in tension. The sequences set in the novel are a fascinating change of pace. What unfolds is a sort of nested narrative, as we experience both the events in Susan’s life and the novel (entitled “Nocturnal Animals”) as she reads it. She receives a letter out of the blue from her ex-husband Edward Sheffield (Gyllenhaal), along with the manuscript of his latest novel, which is dedicated to her. Her husband (Hammer) is indifferent and unfaithful, and she is growing disenchanted with her work at the gallery. The plot concerns Susan Morrow (Adams), the owner of an art gallery. His latest film, Nocturnal Animals, is even more daring. It showed incredible confidence, and was by no means the empty vanity project it had every right to be. This was an intimate character piece centered around a remarkable, Academy Award-nominated performance by Colin Firth. Primarily known as a fashion designer, in 2009 he released his feature film debut, A Single Man. Sooner or later, Tom Ford is going to make a masterpiece. It stars Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney, and Michael Sheen. Nocturnal Animals is written and directed by Tom Ford, based on the novel Tony and Susan by Austin Wright. “Animals” an imperfect but worthwhile experience.
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