Nocturnal Animals | Full Movie | Movies Anywhere

Yes, the performances are almost universally excellent, but the depictions don't seem to serve as much more than provocative material for a dirty, pulp story.

Some have been comparing it to the Holy Trinity of surreal noir, Hitchcock, Lynch and Kubrick, but for me it is more like a bloodspattered glossy magazine come to life.

Nocturnal Animals' pristine, meticulous design and aesthetic choices, along with its big name cast and Fall release, will earn it the distinction of a "prestige drama" or, at best, "psychological thriller."

The biggest problem isn't in the tone or the style or the delivery; it's in the irresolute payoff and the timidity of intentions.

Tom Ford has crafted an exceptional film proving himself as a director to be taken seriously. He has a very specific style much like David Fincher or the Coen Brothers.