Nightmare Alley (2021)
Starring Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, David Strathairn, Mark Povinelli, Holt McCallany, Jim Beaver, Clifton Collins Jr., Tim Blake Nelson, Paul Anderson, 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, Romina Power
IHBM8.5Excellent
An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is.
My review · Reviewed 02/05/2022
I can see how this movie was a challenge for some. While the film is beautiful to look at there really aren't too many moments that stick out. But if the viewer is patient I think there is a fantastic reward when the film plays out in the end. Is the foreshadowing a little thick in the beginning? Yes, it probably is but I don't know how the story can have the impact that it does if it was done any other way. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.