He’s written a book and wants her opinion. Susan, divorced from Edward and now married to Arnold, receives a letter from Edward, whom she hasn’t heard from in 20 years. This book is a story within a story and is the basis of the new movie “Nocturnal Animals” starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams. As he watches the car with his family fade into the distance, the terror continues. As they attackers fix the tire and a few get into Tony's car as they force him to leave his daughter and wife and make him drive in their car. From there the book grows darker and more dangerous. Closing in on the family, to no avail he attempts to pass as the front car speeds up and follows in the left lane blocking his progress.A fatal mistake is made as they are pulled over because of a flat tire. All is well as they attempt to fulfill their decision, until along a back road Pennsylvania, off the interstate area, they are forced into a dangerous car game.While the car in front slows to a slow pace, the one in back is right on their bumper. Often I wanted to put this book down, but I was compelled to finish.When Tony, his wife Susan and daughter Helen take their usual vacation drive to their Maine home, they decide to be adventurous and drive to Maine throughout the long, dark night. Very well written with a plot that scares. This book took me well out of my comfort zone. Adams’ character takes the story as her ex-husband exacting revenge, but Ford has something much more dangerous up his sleeve.Incredibly haunting and stark.

The script details a shocking crime that happened to a family of three after they encountered a group of criminals while driving through the desert.

She receives a manuscript from her ex-husband (Gyllenhaal), who she hasn’t seen in nearly 19 years, and begins devouring the text, which Ford brings to life in a duel storyline. READ MORE: ‘Nocturnal Animals’ Review: Tom Ford’s Ambitious Second Feature Is a Two-Hander With BiteĪdams plays a Los Angeles artist who’s unhappy with her job and marriage. On the heels of the final trailer for Denise Villeneuve’s “Arrival,” which has thrown Adams into the thick of the Best Actress Oscar race, a new trailer has debuted for “ Nocturnal Animals.” The second feature form designer-turned-director Tom Ford, and his first since “A Single Man” six years ago, “Nocturnal Animals” is based on the 1993 Austin Wright novel “Tony and Susan.” The crime drama/melodrama hybrid divided critics at Venice and TIFF, though most agree the performances are stellar. It’s quite the time to be alive for Amy Adams fans.

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