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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 4189827, member: 1414"] [B]Nightmare Alley 2021[/B]. HBOMax. This did $28m at box office. Guillermo del Toro directs and yes it looks good visually. Remake of a 1947 film noir mystery/thriller. Big cast headlined by Bradley Cooper, but also Willem Defoe, Toni Collette, Kate Blanchett, Rooney Mara and more. The story is late 1930s to start into the 40s. The characters are mostly carnies and grifters. Cooper is superb in his role, most are really, but it’s so slow. Critics loved it as a morality play that spawns introspection on humanity. But I didn’t find it that insightful. My wife guessed the ending about half way in. Mixed reviews here. It’s well made if not gripping. Never puts you on the edge of your seat or sucks you in. [/QUOTE]