The sins of man are huge and the depths of his depravity know no bottom as Bradley Cooper's character demonstrates in the deliciously dark, irresistibly sinister Nightmare Alley. Ole Oscar boy doesn't like it much especially when you throw in the world of carnies and belief in the supernatural world. So, Nightmare Alley wasn't expected to be nominated nor did BAFTA or any other usual indicators fall in place but we're very happy it's nomination came in as it's truly an amazing picture A stellar cast,tt impeccable production design and gorgeous beyond gorgeous cinematography drive a two and a half hour noir that goes by like five minutes to it's guaranteed to give you the willies shocking final scene.
Couple of other thoughts - oh man, Willem Dafoe. Just gets better and better with age. the energy he has is simply contagious. The Lighthouse, Florida Project, now this, he's truly at the top of his game. Toni Collette as a psychic, oh my, just perfect. And a movie ending cameo with Tim Nelson Blake just about had me crying, it's so well done by the now legendary character actor.
I'd probably be going five stars on this if it were not for the bad choice of avoiding the VOD market and becoming an HBO Max, soon to be a Max Go exclusive. This particular movie lover maintains a collection which these days includes many digital titles and I have to be honest when I say I slightly resent having to pay a service fifteen dollars for one month when I could have owned it. Just my two cents ha ha. 4.5 stars/5 A must-see.
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