La noche siempre llega

Don't know what's with all the negative nellies, cool movie. Great acting by Kirby and her supprt, especially by Gottsagen who plays her special needs brother. One girl on mess of a night, a fun watch. Riveting and unexpected twists and turns with every next scene. Humorous as well with many odd interactions between characters.

Not gonna lie, the plot progression resembles Good Time a lot more than I could anticipate, but I was also engaged the whole time, thanks to a very solid, believable showing from Vanessa Kirby. Her eyes do a lot of the talking in certain scenes, and I would never complain about the number of back shots we get of hers (..yeah, she's got a great BACK..uff!). For director Benjamin Caron, this is a slightly better effort than Sharper, more so because the events can be tied to real middle-class happenings.

I liked the conversations that the central characters keep having, showcasing sufficient detail without resorting to gimmicks like flashbacks or cutaways. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zack Gottsagen, and Stephan James offer good support to Kirby, balancing out the plot absurdities with some level of grounded stability. I'll award this 3 stars, as this story was never meant to give you the quintessential happy ending, and it doesn't. It just concludes at a detour, and we're left to write the rest of the story ourselves. Maybe.. just maybe, it would've helped knowing Kirby's character a bit more BEFORE we jumped into the "timebound thriller" part of the plot.

Directed by British director Benjamin Caron from a script by Sarah Conradt-Kroehler, who adapts the book by Willy Vlautin.

The film immerses us in the story of Lynette, who has 12 hours to survive a dangerous odyssey, facing her dark past with the consequences that this entails.

A solid and brilliant protagonist.

Vanessa Kirby isn't just Fantastic Four's new Sue Storm; she's also a great actress who, with her portrayal of Lynette, once again demonstrates her full acting ability, making the film her own in every way. Kirby's performance is dazzling, a dark character, full of trauma and internal struggles, who seeks her own redemption at the same time that her dark past revisits her. Adding to this is the absolute on-screen beauty of an actress whose powerful, light-colored eyes absorb your every glance, capturing the suffering that Lynette hides within her. We must add to this the supporting cast that also gives their all, including Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zack Gottsagen, and Stephan James.

A photograph of Portland is outstanding .

Damián García captures the great city of Portland with dark photography, where the lights of a city that hides a cruel night for Lynette shine brightly. All this work convincingly unsettles and stresses the viewer, moving through the underworld of this city with the presentation of ethically void characters that further sour sympathy for everyone around the film's protagonist. Added to this is a minimalist soundtrack that heightens the chaos of a crazy night.

An address without so many lights.

While the film is accurate and well-made, Caron's direction isn't as energetic as her acting. The direction is accurate and even, managing to steer its comfort zone precisely, without unduly disturbing the viewer and without taking undue risks in the proper staging, which knows what it wants to say and what it also needs to say. This result is accurate, but not dazzling. This makes for a fulfilling film, one that perhaps could have gone a step further in its wildness. However, it doesn't detract from the positive outcome of this film offered by Netflix, which perhaps had merit in theaters, especially given Vanessa Kirby's excellent performance.

Conclusion.

An interesting and well-chosen proposal from Netflix, with a worthwhile result that creates a dark thriller that's quite enjoyable for a weekend watch, especially if you're a fan of the genre.

Totally watchable, even if a bit cliched. Acting is pretty good, especially Vanessa Kirby, but writing is mediocre, bordering on unbelievable. Still, the rating is too low and deserves to be higher. Cinematography is good. There are gaps in the plot, not sure why. We have a tradition of bad Friday night movies, but this was surprisingly entertaining.

This is one of those films. No, it's not glossy, its meant to be grim and low-budget, their lives are hard and the tone reflects that. The people complaining that her spiral is unrealistic have clearly never been truly desperate for long enough.

A few quibbles, but overall a movie that is far better than the rating suggests.