Nightmare Alley
An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.
- Released: 2021-12-02
- Runtime: 150 minutes
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Stars: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, David Strathairn, Holt McCallany, Mark Povinelli, Jim Beaver, Romina Power, Paul Anderson, Tim Blake Nelson, Mary Steenburgen, Clifton Collins Jr., Lara Jean Chorostecki, Drew Nelson, David Hewlett, Troy James, Samantha Rodes, Peter MacNeill, Sarah Mennell, Mike Hill, Caleb Ellsworth-Clark, Dian Bachar, Matthew MacCallum, Linden Porco, Jesse Buck, Stephen McHattie, Bill MacDonald, Natalie Brown, Perry Mucci, Dan Lett, Catherine McGregor, Martin Julien, Tim Post, Will Conlon, Daniel Falk, James Collins, Lili Connor, Danny Waugh, Walter Rinaldi, Andrew Locke, Calvin Desautels, Derrick Moore, Grant Bradley, Dani Klupsch, Vikki Ring, Vanessa Botbyl, Michael Bridgeman, Charles Langille, Paul Taylor, Clyde Whitham, Romina Power
- Director: Guillermo del Toro
Comments
- mrmurr9909 - 22 December 2022
Deconstruct, 1st
I think movies like this have a tendency to draw misplaced reviews. You have cinematography, actors/actresses, and directors on deck for a "twilight zone-ish" feature.
Instead what you get (and are gifted with) is a major character study of what most talented individuals do when they have opportunity.
Some live through that talent and maximize their abilities without harm to others. They enlighten and enhance their counterparts.
Others use those around them as stepping stones. They see their peers, lovers, and colleagues as pawns to get them to the next step. They only stop if/when they are humbled and meet gravity.
I think many view this film as disappointing because it didn't capitalize in the fear and scary elements displayed in the marketing. However, it was a beautiful display of the classic phrase "too much is never enough."
Be fair, folks, and enjoy this film for what it IS not what you hoped it would be.
