Bradley Cooper leads a strong, star-studded cast in Guillermo del Toro’s NightmareAlley. Will it be enough to secure the noir its Oscar nominations?
), who jointly run a psychic show. He refines his act with love interest Molly , before the back half of the film finds him in an arrangement with mercurial psychiatrist Lilith Ritter , which culminates in a plot against the wealthy tycoon Ezra Grindle .
The narrative moves smartly and efficiently, with del Toro’s knack for artful entertainment on full display; the brutal, sharp ending neatly ties its two parts together. Based purely on the movie’s particular merits, as a strong commercial play with high craft-category potential—a combination not shared by many contenders this season—it’s easy to seepulling in one of the larger overall nomination hauls, with above-the-line recognition most likely in best picture and director.
As to whether it can establish itself as an overall front-runner, the film is lacking in emotional pull—a central quality of recent winners, including—which will be a significant obstacle. And while the cast is terrific, there’s no obvious acting nominee. Cooper’s work gets stronger and deeper as it goes, culminating in a pitch-perfect closer, but it’s quieter for much of the run time, a hindrance in a best-actor field dominated by capital-Big performances.
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