![]() ![]() ![]() She sits down to read it, and it shakes her to the core. This is the initial “Just what are you trying to say, Tom Ford?” prompt, the first of many.) And suddenly, a box has landed on Susan’s kitchen counter: It contains a novel written by the ex-husband she hasn’t spoken to in nearly 20 years. They’re shot so that every lump, bump and jiggle is exaggerated. (The movie’s opening credits feature what we learn later is part of her gallery’s most recent installation, a video series featuring a group of garishly made up, overweight women who are mostly naked except for a few over-the-top red, white and blue majorette accessories. It’s revealed that Susan hates what she does for a living. This is our first clue that she’s a woman who has made all the wrong choices: Her hyper-handsome husband (played by hyper-handsome Armie Hammer) has lost much of the couple’s money through bad business deals. And that’s the most frustrating thing about this picture: There seems to be some nuance here-something that is possibly very meaningful to Ford-that just can’t break through the movie’s glassy surface.Īmy Adams plays Susan, a sleek and seemingly successful Los Angeles gallery owner who wears lots of chic dark clothes and way too much sooty eye makeup for a fair-skinned redhead. ![]() (Ford adapted the screenplay from Austin Wright’s 1993 novel Tony and Susan.) But it’s unclear exactly what Ford is trying to say, though it’s clear he’s trying hard to say something. As shot by the gifted cinematographer Seamus McGarvey, Nocturnal Animals is beautiful-or at least arresting-every minute, and it sure isn’t boring. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |