Beautifully stylistic and dour looking, with an excellent cast of actors, I wasn't sure what I was getting into, in this film that's based on the novel "Tony and Susan" by Austin Wright. Needless to say, this movie took me places I wasn't prepared for. There's an extended set piece that introduces the premise of a story, that's harrowing and devastating, that absolutely made me emotionally frustrated, angry, and helpless, as I watched the events taking place. I couldn't help but be tense and on edge for the rest of the movie, but I anxiously awaited to see how it would all end. If this is the reaction that Director-Writer Tom Ford designed for me, then he succeeded tremendously.
Amy Adams and Michael Shannon are great as always, but it's Jake Gyllenhaal's and Aaron-Taylor Johnson's performances that will really grab your attention here. This is a dark and grim unforgettable story that is told in a very particularly clever meta narrative, but the pacing and the content may not be to everyone's liking.
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