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Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
'Harrowing' Netflix thriller leaves fans rolling their eyes despite Oscar worthy performance
The lead performance has made the film be dubbed must watch thanks to Marvel star Netflix subscribers are split over a new 'nightmarish' thriller based on a best-selling novel. Night Always Comes, which is now available for streaming on the platform from today (August 15), is adapted from the acclaimed and award-winning author Willy Vlautin's book The Night Always Comes. The original novel was hailed as a contemporary western, crime noir tale unfolding over two days and nights. The film adaptation, also showing on the big screen in selected cinemas across the UK, is directed by Benjamin Caron, known for his work on Star Wars series Andor, The Crown and Sherlock. Vanessa Kirby, star of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Mission Impossible franchise, takes the lead role as Lynette, a woman who risks it all to secure the funds needed for a house that could offer a brighter future for her family, reports the Express. Embarking on a perilous journey through a single night, Lynette is forced to face her dark past in a bid to finally break free from old habits. Kirby is joined in the cast by fellow Marvel actor Randall Park, renowned for his work in comedy series Fresh Off the Boat. There are also performances from House of Cards' Michael Kelly and celebrated filmmaker Eli Roth makes a brief cameo too. With the film only just released to the viewing public, reviews have just started to be published online. While it could change over time, it has not yet managed to achieve a rating on website Rotten Tomatoes worthy of the 'fresh' label. Netflix viewers and fans are currently divided over the film, although many concur that Kirby's performance is outstanding. One critic praised: "Vanessa Kirby commands the screen in a harrowing spiral of bad choices, delivering a performance as riveting as the story is nightmarish." Another reviewer enthused: "Night Always Comes is a gripping character-driven thriller that is also a powerful drama about how far one is willing to go for their family. Vanessa Kirby delivers a tour-de-force performance that is Oscar-worthy. It's a must-watch." However, some were less impressed by the film's plot or its ability to maintain the necessary tension for a successful thriller. One review noted: "Night Always Comes can get a little unrealistic with the peril we find her in, and sitting in that darkness for nearly two hours can get a little emotionally taxing, but even when it's too much to bear, you'll find a film that needs to be seen." Others highlighted that the film struggles to strike a balance between being an engaging crime thriller and incorporating social commentary. As one viewer put it: "Night Always Comes is almost two movies in a way, opening as a study of desperation before turning into a crime picture, and the mix of moods doesn't always work". On the other hand, a less impressed viewer wrote: "Kirby renders Lynette so fearless and compelling that you've no choice but to defy your better judgment and ride along. Just expect to be doing a lot of eye-rolling accompanied by incredulous exclamations of 'c'mon!' Yes, Kirby has game, but (director) Caron has no shame. Neither does (screenwriter) Sarah Conradt, whose adaptation of Vlautin's novel is nothing but episodic nonsense."
Tom's Guide
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
Netflix just dropped an intense new thriller with a 'Fantastic Four' star that you shouldn't skip
Netflix has just welcomed its latest original movie, "Night Always Comes," a thriller that follows one woman (Vanessa Kirby) as she embarks on a dangerous, last resort mission to save her family home. It's an adaptation of Will Vlautin's 2021 novel, "The Night Always Comes", and sees "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" star swapping big-screen Marvel spectacle for an intense crime thriller set on the streets of Portland, Oregon. I had the chance to stream "Night Always Comes" in advance of its release, and had a couple of major takeaways. Thankfully, I liked what I saw. Vanessa Kirby (unsurprisingly) turns in a powerful performance, and if you're looking for a thriller prone to emotional beats, twists, and the odd outburst of violence, you'll be well-served here. Aside from liking what "Night Always Comes" has to offer, the other thing I couldn't stop thinking about here was another movie entirely, and why I think they'd make for one hell of a double feature. Here's a little more info about the new movie and my initial reaction to "Night Always Comes", which is now streaming on Netflix. Benjamin Caron's 'Night Always Comes' is a taut thriller about Lynette (Vanessa Kirby), an occasionally reckless woman locked in a race against time to gather enough cash to save her family home as she, her mother, and brother face eviction in a city they can no longer afford. We follow as Lynette desperately scrambles to gather together the necessary funds to secure the house across a single night that continues to spiral into ever-more-dangerous territory and watch as she confronts her own troubled past in the process. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. In addition to Vanessa Kirby, 'Night Always Comes' stars Jennifer Zack Gottsagen, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Julia Fox, Eli Roth, Randall Park, Stephan James, Michael Kelly, and Sean Martini, among others. First off, I don't want this to come across as me trying to dunk on "Night Always Comes." It's a solid thriller and certainly stands head and shoulders above many of the streamer's other original releases from the year so far. The biggest boon is surely having Vanessa Kirby at the heart of the action. Kirby's Lynette carries the emotional weight of everything and the pressure of this changing society that's squeezing her (and others like her) out well. The reason I'm stressing this up front is that I don't want to put people off streaming "Night Always Comes" on Netflix. If you enjoy dark crime thrillers or troubled survival stories, this is a well-realized character study that deserves a spot on your watchlist. All I'm trying to say is this: throughout my viewing of "Night Always Comes," I couldn't stop thinking about how I wanted to pair it as a double feature with "Good Time," the Safdies' Robert Pattinson-led crime thriller. The setup for both gritty movies aligns — Lynette's trying to cobble together enough cash to secure her family home, while Pattinson's small-time criminal Connie is trying to pull money together to post bail for his brother after a botched smash and grab gig. As far as the overall tone and feel? They match up, both sketched with neon harshness and a sense of jittery momentum. It's in the characterization where these two movies differ. Lynette is a survivor, trying to escape her trauma and seek the security she both wants but doesn't necessarily think she deserves (as Caron put it to Tudum). Connie, by turn, is a manipulative, repulsive antihero, someone who continues to push toward his downfall (and drags those in his orbit along with him). But Pattinson's performance is similar, in that it's the best part about "Good Time." The "Night Always Comes" / "Good Time" double feature, therefore, becomes a comparison of two very different characters, and that of seeing how they both tackle their goal. It's a pairing of two gritty, absorbing movies that veer onto darker paths, and would make for gritty, thrilling viewing. So, if you sit down and stream "Night Always Comes" on Netflix, and you're on the hunt for your next watch, "Good Time" should be next in line; you can buy/rent it digitally, or stream it with a Cinemax subscription on Prime right now. And if you're already on the hunt for even more streaming suggestions, be sure to check out our round-up of all the best Netflix movies you can watch now for tons more recommendations worthy of a spot on your watchlist. Follow Tom's Guide on Google News to get our up-to-date news, how-tos, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button.
San Francisco Chronicle
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Review: Vanessa Kirby has no limits in hard-charging, kinetic ‘Night Always Comes'
'Night Always Comes' isn't an especially ambitious movie, but it's simple where it needs to be simple, and it's complex when complexity is called for. Its simplicity has to do with its story and the emotions driving it. The movie quickly sets up a situation that's a matter of life and death. A woman needs to raise $25,000 in the course of a single night. If she doesn't, there's a real possibility that she and her family will end up homeless and on the street. What would you do to avoid that fate? What would anybody do? Within minutes, the terms of 'Night Always Comes' are clear — we have a desperate heroine fighting for her life, who will do absolutely anything to keep from losing her home. Vanessa Kirby plays Lynette, a woman living in Portland and working two jobs — a full-time one at a baking factory, and a part-time one in a nightclub. But despite her efforts, she is falling behind, and homelessness — for herself, her mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and her older brother — is as ever-present as the ground is to a tightrope walker. Just one misstep, and it's over. The movie takes place during an acute economic crisis, though the specific terms of the problem are familiar enough in our current state of affairs. Wages are staying the same, while housing has become increasingly expensive. As the movie starts, Lynette has already struck a deal with a bank and the house's owner for her to buy the house she's living in. All she needs is $25,000, which she has. . . until she doesn't. And then the frantic, focused quest begins. Kirby has a nice combination of qualities that suit her to this role. She is inherently sympathetic and clearly intelligent and rational, and yet something about her nature makes you believe that she has no limits. Thus to find her in situations where she must inevitably be beyond frantic is to anticipate a series of escalating extremes. There are two ways to raise $25,000 over the course of a single night. One way to do it is to call someone who has that kind of money lying around and ask them to lend it to you. That's the easy way, which isn't available to Lynette. The other way, the rough way, is to plunge into the dark underworld and start improvising. Based on the almost eponymous novel ('The Night Always Comes') by Willy Vlautin, the movie is about a woman capable of this kind of shady improvisation because of a past life on the fringes. The movie devises lots of fraught, intense moments, but what's even more impressive about the screenplay is the way it seems to understand the psychology of the people that Lynette must deal with once she descends into the lower depths. Everyone she meets has an uncanny capacity to justify their most selfish behavior with deflections and evasions. It starts with her mother, played to the hilt by a maddening Jennifer Jason Leigh, and includes supposed friends. And what's telling is that each time Lynette encounters this wall of flimsy self-justification, she doesn't seem surprised. It's as if she's not just encountering individuals, but a malignant personality type.
