Film Review – Nightmare Alley (2021)

“Nightmare Alley” is based on a 1946 novel by William Lindsay Gresham, which was quickly adapted for the screen in 1947, with Tyrone Power taking on the central role of a pushy con man who gets in too deep with his grifting, trying to stay one step ahead of those he’s playing, sometimes unintentionally. Co-writer/director Guillermo del Toro returns to the source material to inspire a new vision for “Nightmare Alley,” which plays to his strengths with its collection of haunted characters and extreme cinematic textures. The helmer remains with his interests here, delivering a very del Toro-esque viewing experience with a tale that’s physically and psychologically violent, working to present period noir to modern audiences while still retaining all the fetishes and bodily harm del Toro loves to arrange. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com