Nightmare Alley Comments

  • Paula 2023-09-29 08:27:54

    Hypocrites who don't have the right skills to succeed will end up in trouble, and Tyrone Power's ultimate liar leaves the audience wondering how much he's willing to get the power he...

  • Madie 2023-06-12 19:54:50

    Unique noir film, the echoes are very neat, and the discussion of God and the human spiritual world is also quite enlightening without preaching, TyronePower's eyebrows are really...

  • Yasmeen 2023-06-06 14:07:31

    The film itself is trying to probe the audience's subconscious and create a dream/fantasy that everyone can share (and profit from). The "spiritual mediums" here, whether it's Gena or Stan, also try to gain magical fame and fortune by detecting other people's subconscious reactions, saying what you think, and touching the audience's emotions. Movie creators and circus "psychic" characters are also similar in the same way as the play within the...

  • Gladyce 2023-04-16 16:29:40

    A story of self-destruction driven by greed. It turns out that the original authentic version is about this, and the 2021 version is completely incomprehensible. Deception in deception, small insignificant. One male protagonist and two female protagonists are quite eye-catching, and there is a sense of "This man is from the earth" in the mysterious spoofing tricks....

  • Emilio 2023-04-01 20:16:18

    Jade Face Love Demon, the translation of this name is really good, tyrone power can really afford such a genius liar, I still feel that it is still a class barrier, after all, the bottom layer can't play the top layer, and the bottom layer is smarter and the higher it climbs, the harder it falls. That's...

  • Clifford 2023-03-15 17:24:11

    If the film ends with the line "I was born to do this", the film is a low-profile version of "The Joker". And now it has become a vulgar cycle of fate, which is still known by...

  • Taurean 2023-02-12 00:08:16

    This old version of "Jade Face Love Demon" and the Del Toro remake have their own advantages and disadvantages. This old version emphasizes the fate of the lower-level characters, rather than the biography of Toro's version. Aside from the protagonist's father-killing complex, the core of the play always revolves around his portrayal of breaking through class restrictions at all costs, making the plot more compact and full of suspense. The appearance and interpretation of the male protagonist...

  • Deontae 2023-02-02 08:27:11

    In a scam, there are people outside people who set up a series of tricks, but they cannot escape their inner demons. Giving up "trust" is the beginning of losing one's self. The ending was too gentle, and it was obvious that the Hanged man in the tarot card fell to the ground with his head...

  • Lloyd 2023-01-09 08:27:52

    Occasionally it feels like a B-movie: some of the soundtrack is overpowered, and some of the cheesey parts of the plot, especially the screen image of the two young actresses, are as unnatural as their mascara. Tyrone Power's performance! If Zorori's image is still star quality, this film can completely shut up those who make fun of his acting skills (such as me). Joan Blondell's character image is very different when he is old and young, although there is no sense of...

  • Julia 2023-01-03 22:59:38

    Magic rabbit warm up! The most exciting part is rushed to the end, looking forward to the...

Extended Reading

Nightmare Alley quotes

  • Stanton Carlisle: No stage trap, no gypsy switch.

  • Zeena Krumbein: I did everything I could to make it up to him, but you see how it is. The more I try, the worse he gets. And I'm not gonna give up on him. It's the least I can do.

    Stanton Carlisle: Zeena, you're a real woman.