Nocturne animals (2016)

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	Year of first release: 2016
	Director: Tom Ford
	Actors: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon
	Country: USA
	Genre: Thriller
	Conditions of visioning: 12.12.2016, Schauburg, OV Sneak Preview, English version
Synopsis: Susan Morrow owns a art gallery (Adams) and receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband Edward Sheffield (Gyllenhaal), a man whom she left 20 years earlier, asking for her opinion on the book. The manuscript, called "Nocturnal Animals," which revolves around Tony Hastings (Gyllenhaal) whose family vacation turns violent and deadly. Tony looks for justice helped by ranger Bobby Andes (Shannon). Susan finds herself recalling her first marriage with Edward.
Review: I expected maybe too much from the movie. The story is captivating but has time to time some deep flaws. Indeed several scenes bring a desequilibrium between the parallel stories so that we do not learn much or maybe too much from the present life of Susan Morrow. Actually all the scenes with her present husband (Armie Hammer) sound false. Otherwise the first part of the book settles an oppressing atmosphere even before the crime happens. I would have liked to see Amy Adams also in another mood than terrified or sad. Susan seems to interprete the writing of her ex-husband very personally, but I did not get any indice to understand why and what this brings to her. The end can be interpreted by the viewer in several ways as the ties that bind Susan to Edward are on each story (book and past reality). The open end à la David Lynch is something I like, but it seems not to work well on my emotional level in this case.
Rating: 4 /10