The Nightingale

IFC Films | Release Date: August 2, 2019

6.8	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 70 Ratings

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PanchogulMay 27, 2020

Un intento de I Spit on Your Grave pero más bajada de tono, ambientada en otra época, aburrida y para nada impactante.

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KenRApr 3, 2020

Another Aussie movie that signals the limited mindset of its writer/director/producer within the first 10mins - it doesn’t get much uglier than this tosh. Some moviemakers appear to simply want to lay claim to making a new ‘gross’ movie, toAnother Aussie movie that signals the limited mindset of its writer/director/producer within the first 10mins - it doesn’t get much uglier than this tosh. Some moviemakers appear to simply want to lay claim to making a new ‘gross’ movie, to out-gross the one that went before, that’s not much of a claim to fame. Jenifer Kent’s prior claim to fame came in the form of the horror entry “The Babadook “14 The Nightingale is set in early Tasmanian colonial history but its head is deeply lost in cheap horror. While sadly there have always been atrocities involved in settling new lands (the world over) this work tends to come across as the anti-white PC brigade --pushing a cheap ‘them and us’ mentality—solely for the sake of spreading increased hatred. 98% of all whites featured are deliberately shown to be as bad as bad can possibly get – so bad as to be simplistic caricatures, designed to manipulate the audience to want to see them killed in the most horrific manner possible, and of course, they are. The sensationalistic foul language is right out of today and equally overdone as the sordid voyeurism. For the industry to lord over writings such as this, is demeaning to the trade, and won’t bring respect or many ticket sales from general audiences. The only following this picture is likely to garnish will be those who relish schlock horror and repugnant, vulgar brutality. When the bulk of performers are not over-acting it appears it might just work but this is very short-lived. The claustrophobic cinematography (shot to no advantage in small screen format!) seems to perhaps be attempting to hide the over cleared and developed landscape for its time.

Those who ‘think’ about what ‘entertainment’ they are being fed, will see so many ridiculous plot failings and under-developed situations that it’s difficult to see who this nasty mess could benefit, and doesn’t ever warrant a second look. It’s time to move on and help overcome this eternal nurturing of hatred or tell it with a little more balance and intelligent respect for the viewer.… Expand

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ReviewsByBenJul 17, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Although initially gripped I was questioning the director's handling of a rape scene early in the movie. Within the next ten minutes there were two more and a grisly on camera murder of an infant. This is a movie that indulges in ugliness far beyond what is necessary to move the viewer. I was invested in the main character's plight up until this point, after which, I could only think about the director. It's horrible and I don't think there is anything gained from having seen it. Nothing that comes after elevates the movie out of its grisly beginning.… Expand

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