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Let’s get this out of the way right at the top: Nightbitch is not a film about Amy Adams turning into a dog. Well, she does, in fact, turn into a dog some nights, in the latest film from Can You Ever Forgive Me? and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood writer-director Marielle Heller, and her evolution does involve growing hair in strange places, a newly discovered keen sense of smell, and running in packs with other dogs.
Amy Adams Goes Wild as a Mother and a Monster Nightbitch gives Adams a role that allows her to be pretty wild and experimental, but she also gives one of her best comedic performances since Enchanted.Nightbitch and Adams’ character both accept this wild concept, letting them play with this idea with a straight face.
'Nightbitch' Isn't as Strange as You Might Be Expecting Heller’s script, an adaptation of Rachel Yoder’s book of the same name, is full of these representations of the feral nature of motherhood, and how it can shift someone into something unexpected that they don’t even recognize anymore. Nightbitch is centered around all sorts of complex themes of motherhood that are rarely seen in movies, and Heller does a remarkable job of voicing Mother’s concerns effectively and with care.
Nightbitch is a daring, smart film, not because it turns Adams into a dog, but because of the important, difficult discussions it’s having about motherhood, losing one’s identity with becoming a parent, and how keeping part of who you are intact after such a huge change is good not only for yourself, but for your family as well.
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