The remake of the unreleased R-rated thriller is now streaming on Hulu
Author: Jonathan Klotz | Published
Hollywood is filled with remakes, and even movies that appear to be original are actually remakes, via Keanu Reeves knock knock (1977 remake of death game) or even animation Claws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (it is Blazing Saddle with an anthropomorphic kung fu dog). In 2021, Guillermo del Toro brings his version of the classic to theaters with a noir classic Nightmare Alley Back in theater, only a director with a vision can do that. Alas, history repeated itself, and just like the first time, the film was a box office flop the second time around, despite a stellar cast.
Nightmare Alley is a classic film noir
Nightmare Alley Bradley Cooper stars as Stan Carlisle, a man who hits rock bottom and finds himself working at the carnival where Clem (Willem Dafoe) and Mrs. Zenner (Toni Collette)’s “clairvoyance” part of the conflict, where he learned about the act of performing false psychic activities. Stan becomes obsessed with one of the performers, Molly (Rooney Mara), who performs on the road, and turns out he’s a born liar, but there’s a problem, two in fact: One, there’s always something bigger The fish, II, was warned not to pretend to converse with the dead.
While on a show, Stan meets Dr. Ritter (Cate Blanchett), a skeptical psychologist who tries to prove himself a liar, but things backfire and end up toppling the first domino of Stan’s downfall. . Secrets are revealed, reading goes too far, and like any good noir novel, there’s murder and no one escapes unscathed. Nightmare Alley It may have the glamor of Guillermo del Toro on the outside, but at heart it’s still a film noir with all the darkness that surrounds it.
A box office bomb that requires the audience to think
Nightmare AlleyUnlike most of del Toro’s best work, this is not a story about the supernatural. Instead, it’s a wonderful story about a man on the edge and his swift, completely avoidable downfall as bad guys do bad things to each other, with unintended consequences. Bradley Cooper gives an unforgettable performance as Stan, displaying a level of talent that no one could have imagined in “Jealous Fiancée.” wedding crashers.
The budget is $60 million, Nightmare Alley The film was a huge flop, grossing just $39 million at the global box office, and while that’s down to the film being released in December 2021 when the coronavirus pandemic was still spreading and older moviegoers couldn’t get into theaters, it was still disappointing. Everyone who has seen the movie loved it, with a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 68%, which is a very good score for a dark film. It’s not a feel-good experience, and the tragic story will haunt you for days after watching it, but at the same time, some of Del Toro’s trademark panache reminds you that he’s one of the best directors working today. one.
Nightmare Alley Not suitable for everyonebut with the recent success Nosferatunow is a good time to go to bAnother classic remake that confirms a lost era of Hollywood. There aren’t many noir films being made these days, and considering that a modern sci-fi noir, Memento, failed to find an audience in 2021, it’s clear that no one is going to the theater to watch relentlessly dark films that have more dialogue than you can chew. Standard blockbuster. However, both films have recently found audiences on streaming, proving that given the chance, they can win over fans and slowly, quietly become modern cult classics.
Nightmare Alley Available to stream on Hulu.
