Nightmare Alley
2021, crime, drama, suspense
150 minutes
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.
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10
2021-12-05
But apart from the stellar performances, it’s the technicality of the film that is so strong, you can hardly find something else that beats it. The visual effects, cinematography, editing and direction are top level. Read more
7.9
2022-03-27
It’s a fascinating film about the power of suggestion, deception, mentalism, and drifters, and it deserves a lot of praise for its brilliant production design, which has helped to make it one of the best-looking films of 2021. Read more
7.0
2021-12-22
There’s nothing really groundbreaking here, even considering that this dark and lurid thriller comes from a director who has firmly established himself as an innovator. Nightmare Alley plays more like an ever-shifting, lopsided endeavor that finds the right magic to catch us in a villainously astute manner. Read more
5.0
2022-01-17
Despite its lengthy running time and the addition of several pointless new scenes, del Toro's Nightmare Alley feels like it's missing a few scenes necessary to detail Stan's moral disintegration... Read more
3.0
2021-12-02
Sadly, the setting is too straightforward and grounded for del Toro to infuse much of his signature styling – though the carnival sets and the foggy atmosphere are appropriate milieus for the foreboding activities of deception and destruction. Read more
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8.5
2022-01-21
Halverwege dreigt de film toch een klein beetje te gaan slepen, maar dat wordt ruimschoots goedgemaakt door het verrassende, maar wel fantastische, einde. Read more
8.0
2022-01-27
Het mentalisme in de jaren dertig en veertig brengt in Guillermo Del Toro een opvallend cynische kant naar boven. Read more
7.5
2022-04-01
Nightmare Alley is een ouderwetse misdaad/thriller die zijn tijd neemt om een verhaal te vertellen. De speelduur zorgt soms voor een dipje en niet elk plot-element is even interessant, maar Del Toro weet het allemaal samen te brengen in een poëtisch eind. Read more
5.0
2022-01-18
Met Nightmare Alley spat het neo noir van het witte doek. Dat is dan meteen ook de grootste troef van de film, de cinematografie door Dan Laustsen is heerlijk om te aanschouwen en transformeert je in de donkere sferen van een Dumbo. Maar dan gaat het van kwaad naar erger. Read more
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