Psychological Thriller "Under cover of night": reviews, Director, story, actors and roles

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The Film “Under cover of night" (Nocturnal Animals) was released in 2016. Immediately after the premiere, the Thriller had become the subject of discussion, because none of the audience saw Amy Adams in the form in which it appeared before us in the famous movie. In this article, we will examine the acclaimed psychological Thriller "Under cover of night,” and also learn how the movie was made and what efforts made by the Director to convey to each audience an intriguing and mystical atmosphere.under cover of night reviews

Warning! If you haven't watched this film then be prepared for the fact that the article may contain spoilers that will tell you the detailed plot of the film.

A Little about the film: the plot, the main idea

The Film “Under cover of darkness” is a psychological Thriller that aims to not only amaze the viewer, and to a greater extent surprise. The story of the film spins around a great main character Susan. The young girl had a very ordinary way: good job, married a second time, no children. It would seem that else is necessary for happiness, because Susan has a quiet, peaceful and regular life. But everything changes in one moment when in the life of the heroine intrudes ex-husband Edward.

After 15 years after the breakup of the first relationship, Susan receives an envelope in a book written by the hand of Edward. Despite different life, the girl decides to read the manuscript and was surprised to discover that her ex-husband is eager to regain the love of his life. After reading the book, Susan makes sure that all events in reality become mixed with the events occurring in the book. And now the girl will have to deal, because every day for the main character becomes more and more dangerous. Will it turn her life into a nightmare and turn it in horror, or Susan will be able to understand what is happening and to stop the crazy, mysterious and terrifying pursuer?

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Cast and roles

The Film “Under cover of night" (USA) has a strong cast. As this psychological Thriller, the main task of the Director to choose the actors who could actually bring the experience and tragedy of the film. For this reason, the main character was chosen Amy Adams, since she is already known to the audience so heavy dramas and psychological thrillers as “Big eyes” and “Batman vs. Superman".

So what are the actors in the “Under cover of darkness” was involved? This:

  • Amy Adams in the role of Susan morrow's (the main character around which events develop).
  • Jake Gyllenhaal in the role of Edward Sheffield (former husband of Susan, who created the manuscript and sent a young girl by mail. Jake Gyllenhaal, the film also plays the role of Tony Hastings - one of the fictional characters in the movie).
  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the role of ray Marcus.
  • Michael Shannon as Bobby Andes (in the film “Under cover of night" is the detective - a fictional character).
  • Ellie Bamber in the role of India Hastings (daughter of Tony Hastings is a fictional character).
  • Carl Glusman in the role of Lou (fictitious character like ray Marcus).
  • Robert Aramayo in the role of the Devil.
  • Isla Fisher in the role of Laura Hastings (is a wife and mother of couple of Hastings).
  • Laura Linney in the role of Ann Sutton (friend of the protagonist).

Director

He made the film “Under cover of night,” directed by Tom Ford, who is the designer and creative Director. Tom Ford - a Director, because he started his career in 2009 when he released a wide release a film called "Lonely man".

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The History of Tom Ford began when he was a child. The boy from early childhood showed a genuine interest in art, why, since the age of 17, became a in your free time to an apprenticeship model. Good looks the boy was not deprived of: the right facial features, sexy body, tall height. Tom Ford has always created the feeling of a brutal man, even as a teenager. It played a major role in building a future career.

The path of the Ford consists of several fashion houses, the list of which includes Chloe, and model home Cathy Hardwick and Gucci. In recent years, the designer has played an important role. Tom Ford literally pulled the famous Italian brand out of the pit, helped him to revive and to Shine again on the podium. This continued for many years, and Ford is gradually stepped up the career ladder, picking up awards and became famous in their circles. Before 2009, the designer was able to open his own line of clothing under the brand “Tom Ford international” and dozens of boutiques across Europe, including in Moscow.

In 2009, designer and Director releases first film, who has collected two nominations and won one award. After that, the famous artist, 7 years later, produces the famous movie “Under cover of night" (2016).

The Director feels the beauty and sophistication that was able to convey the tense atmosphere of a psychological Thriller with a seasoned sense of style and elegance. That's why Amy Adams in the film is not a simple housewife, namely, the owner of a large art gallery in the country.

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Awards and nominations

“Lonely man" - the first work of Tom Ford, which was able to «Oscar» and «Golden globe», but only has a statuette from the British Academy. The film “Under cover of night” in 2016, by contrast, has won the hearts of audience and jury at the film festival in Venice. In the festival the film took the special jury prize and emerged victorious. But he has other awards and nominations:

  1. The film received a nomination for ‘Best actor in a supporting role” at the presentation of the «Oscar». The nomination went to Michael Shannon.
  2. Thanks to Aaron Taylor-Johnson's film took the prize for ‘Best actor in a supporting role” in the «Golden globe». Tom Ford was nominated as best Director in 2017.
  3. According to the British Academy of film “Under cover of night,” collected in 9 different nominations, but no awards.
  4. The screen actors Guild awarded the team a nomination for the ‘Best stunt composition”.
  5. At the same film festival in Venice, Tom Ford took one more nomination - "Golden lion".

Character of the heroine

In the film “Under cover of night,” Amy Adams (Susan) played an elegant and sexy girl. However, the viewer begins to change his opinion in relation to the main character, because now Amy Adams appears before them in a very different light. Initially, the viewer seems to be beautiful, feminine, the gallery owner is a victim pursued by a former husband. In the story everything happens exactly the opposite: the victim was Jake Gyllenhaal (Edward), because his ex-wife left her husband in the most difficult period, offending all the senses and destroying your belief in yourself. The guy had to endure 15 years to understand if he was so weak that some thought it to Susan. All these emotions and feelings the man had on paper and decided to send former lover, she looked at herself from the side. A good psychological trick, isn't it?

The Woman will have to face your past life face to face, because Edward is something like a split personality, and these events strongly affect the main character.

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The Story “Under cover of night" twisted so that the ordinary spectator would be difficult to predict further actions of the actors. Habits and game Amy Adams make you think about your mistakes, and also help the viewer experience with the heroine all the most intense scenes in the film.

What role was played in the film by Jake Gyllenhaal

In the film “Under cover of night,” Jake Gyllenhaal played a key figure, because his character forms a non-trivial, unusual, extraordinary story. The whole point of the film is that initially the guy was mentally ill, as it may seem at first glance. Not so much that it was noticed by others. But any lingering stressful situation is able to bring the man down. The same thing happened with the main character, when life began to happen failures, one after another. First, the wife loses faith, and then with her mother begins to taunt each step, and then the hero realizes that in his writing career will not be able to achieve even the slightest success. In the end, the wife leaves Edward, leaving a painful scar on the soul of the hero. However, those who watched the movie till the end, I can safely say that there is no mental illness the main character was not.

19 years Later, Edward finishes a novel "Night animals”, which reflects the hard life of the author. The novel is the description of a very different world, which draws Susan (Amy Adams). The submitted manuscript is the revenge, which should convey the main character all the pain that he felt Edward long and painful 19. When the novel falls into the hands of the heroine, the events described in the book begin to happen in reality. After all, the main idea of the film is that in the manuscript the history of the family of Hastings, who was brutally murdered on the way to Texas.

Sure, Jake Gyllenhaal was able to convey the true mystical and mysterious atmosphere of the film “Under cover of night”. The actor has valuable experience as no one else is familiar with the genre of the film, because the viewer Jake Gyllenhaal is known for such films as "Donnie Darko" of the “Source code”, “Enemy” and “zodiac”.

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Isla Fisher in the film

In the film “Under cover of night,” Isla Fisher played the mother and wife of the family of Hastings. It is a fictional character and hero from the manuscript of the novel "Night animals”. It's safe to say that film Director Tom Ford was able to accurately convey an interesting story, where the filmed the book tells about the book.

Isla Fisher is a victim of brutal violence. It all happened in Edward's manuscript, where the young family decided to go for the weekend in Texas. At night, however, on the way to the car was attacked by criminals who subsequently killed the heroine, Ayla, Laura, and her daughter India, played by Ellie Bamber.

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The very same story, in which participated the actress was supposed to be a cautionary lesson for the main character. Edward – author "Night animals” is so perfected their skills that was able to create a literary masterpiece, able to conquer and devour the heart of every reader. The samehappened with the character Amy Adams. Colorful characters of the couple from Hastings had to show that he has lost Susan, after parting with Edward and falling in love with another man.

Genre and similar films

The new “Under cover of night,” Thriller. However, in the film industry there is no concept of "psychological Thriller". There is a psychological drama that can be described in simple language and be called a Thriller.

The Essence of romance that the film holds in tension the viewer until the very end. Is used for this meaning. Thriller is closely bordered by the genre of “detective” because by itself it can not exist. So often this genre can be found together with the investigation, murders and mysterious circumstances.

under cover of night Director Tom Ford

The Thriller is also an action-Packed film full of unpredictability and surprises. As a rule, the aim of the film is to arouse in the viewer strong emotions, and not always positive. In English language the word “Thriller” means "shaking, tremor or excitement". These emotions arise when viewing the quality of a psychological drama.

Reviews of "Under cover of night,” prove that the Director, Tom Ford managed to convey the tense atmosphere in just almost 2 hours of film. This is confirmed by the plot of the film, where it is not entirely clear, the crazy, the main actor or is not fictional, many of the characters in the movie or real.

Despite this, the film “Under cover of night,” the reviews are not so inspiring, as, for example, in the Thriller “shutter Island” (2010), which not only surprised the audience with his original story, but also forced to question the reality of each viewer. Fans to tickle your nerves and enable the mind while viewing movies is to see such films as ‘Insomnia" (2002), “Sixth sense" (1999), "Identification" (2003) and “Disappeared” (2014).

What the critics say

First and foremost you need to understand that “Under cover of night" was created based on the already released novel by Austin Wright, which is called “Tony and Susan». Twenty years the world has read and studied the story to Wright, then to see a more modernised version. Due to the fact that the book is “Tony and Susan” was several years on the bestseller list, the audience along with the critics was looking forward to the filmed version of the popular novel. Awards “Under cover of night,” attribute to the success of non-Director Tom Ford and the author Austin Wright.

under cover of night Isla Fisher

All the reviews for the film are written on a simple principle: at first, the audience expects a film adaptation based on the information and mystery, which is passed through the trailer; then the audience waits for the premiere attends the cinema matches the description and trailer seen the movie. Despite all the reviews, it is not always possible to say, stinker or worthy of the stars. The film “Under cover of night,” reviews of all sorts. The audience was divided on two fronts: some say that the movie was unworthy films, others praised the Director and are eager to see new work.

We Can conclude from the reviews: “Under cover of darkness” has caused a lot of confusion, because the ending is so unexpected that caused a lot of issues. To the acting claims of the critics and the audience no, on the contrary, everything is quite warm and friendly feel about the work Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal. The two main characters could in fact show all the internal experiences of resentment and anger that's been hiding them for years.

In the confusion drives still the story, because the Director tried to convey the colors and contrast of the main characters, why they seem awkward and inappropriate. For example, Amy Adams was the image of the fatal and successful woman who always has a sense of style and elegance. Jake Gyllenhaal, on the contrary, the image of a tired guy who seemingly fought with reality, forgetting sometimes to take a shower.

The Main point which has forced the viewer to ask questions, the title of the film. In the original it sounds as Nocturnal Animals, which means “Night animals”. However, the Russian distributors decided to change the name of the and presented in the form “Under cover of night”, because of the nocturnal animals mentioned in the adaptation.

Negative and positive reviews

First, the movie has a very good rating. According with the largest movie website IMBD, the film received a rating of 7.5 out of 10. Russian kinoresursov has indicated a score not much lower – a 7.3 out of 10. This is not surprising, because before releasing the movie in theaters, many details are subjected to changes. For example, dialogues are distorted when translated, the title does not reflect the real essence of the film.

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Let's look at some conclusions based on the review of ordinary viewers in Russia and CIS:

  1. Ford changed the end of the movie and decided to add a spectrum of colours to give the film an even greater mystique and the thrill of the story. Even though the plot of the film adaptation is not very different from the original novel, this time much spoiled the experience of watching “Under cover of night”. The film touches only partially. Here, perhaps,played a big role the sense of style of Tom Ford, because in the film, the heroine lives in a beautifully furnished house, always dressed with taste, goes on comfortable cars. It plays an important role in the viewer as the viewer kind of gets aesthetic pleasure.
  2. In the manuscript, which was presented by Edward reading, describes the characters with the real characters. For example, Tony was the head of the family of Hastings, is weak and usually a man, who was unable to help his family. The fear of death and danger swallowed the man, making Tony couldn't either run away or call for help or try to get rid of criminals. His wife is a cruel person, she fully controls her husband commanded, and suppress his strong-willed personality.
  3. “Under cover of night" is a beautiful painting that could fit in several realities. The Director needs to try hard to keep it first confused the viewer in the reality and the fictional world, and then helped to find the answers to all your questions.

Summing up, we can safely call the film a male Thriller as it reveals the women's indifference, coldness and nemovitosti. If you have watched the movie but didn't understand the ending, the article will help you in this. First, Edward wasn't trying to avenge his ex-wife. He just wanted to show that her indifference makes a person. Secondly, in the famous scene where Susan set up a meeting Edward, but did not wait for him, nothing special happened. Just the main character decided that his superb novel and so was able to show the true face of the heroine. Thirdly, the film Amy Adams was repeatedly mentioned that the ex-husband called the heroine of the nocturnal animals. Events that occur in the manuscripts, represent Susan as criminals who act coolly and deliberately under the cover of night, like predators in the dark.


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