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- 2020
- Not Rated
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 30 m
- 2020
- Not Rated
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 30 m
- 2020
- Not Rated
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 30 m
- 2020
- Not Rated
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 30 m
Nocturne
58
5.6
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
58
45% Positive
5 Reviews
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55% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
58
45% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
55% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Nocturne isn’t just the best entry in the “Welcome to the Blumhouse” series, it’s one of the best Blumhouse movies in years.
Nocturne is simpatico with a protagonist who, in lieu of greatness, decides to steal – then play it like she owns it. An elegant, forking finale proves as much.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 User Ratings
5.6
36% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
44% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
20% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 User Ratings
5.6
36% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
44% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
20% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
"Nocturne" is another "Welcome to the Blumhouse" horror movie dropped together with three others on Amazon Prime. More of a B-movie version of "Black Swan" (or the slightly better "Perfection" on Netflix), the high school teen drama really weighs it down. And nothing very original either: someone kills themselves in the opening minutes, the protagonist finds her weird evil book, and life starts going her way (or so she thinks). I must have nodded off because for the life of me I don't recall why its even called "Nocturne." The evil book I guess? Pass on this one and watch the much better "Suspiria" remake instead.
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Nocturne, like its brittle protagonist, is good enough at what it does to make you wish it were a little better.
By the time Nocturne drew to its admittedly effective conclusion I was left with the same impression that’s plagued every other Welcome to the Blumhouse entry so far: this would’ve been better as an hour-long episode of a horror anthology TV series. Sometimes, less is more.
It’s more creepy than scary. But at least, you reckon, this not happening to you.
The script is half-baked and rushed, too much of a collage of other, better movies, and too coy to embrace its trashiness or ever go beyond PG-13 levels of horror.
Contrivances are par for the course in this genre, but Nocturne lacks the stylistic flair to make them fun.
Twin sisters are accomplished pianists who attend the same performing arts high school. Sibling rivalry turns dark when one of them discovers a mysterious book that changes their lives. This isn’t really a horror film, but a slowly-paced drama with an evil yellow light that causes occasional trauma. This type of haunting specter has been done before and with much more suspense. This version has virtually nothing to recommend it.
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This movie is bad. It's really bad. Was it supposed to be a joke? Is there a punchline I'm missing? Because this movie is atrocious.
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Awards
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards
• 1 Nomination
Bucharest Film Awards
• 1 Nomination
