An incredibly gifted pianist makes a Faustian bargain to overtake her older sister at a prestigious institution for classical musicians.... (Full plot summary below)
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An incredibly gifted pianist makes a Faustian bargain to overtake her older sister at a prestigious institution for classical musicians.
Leave your thoughts about Nocturne.
| RogerEbert.comNick AllenNocturne isn’t just the best entry in the “Welcome to the Blumhouse” series, it’s one of the best Blumhouse movies in years. |
| The A.V. ClubA.A. DowdNocturne, like its brittle protagonist, is good enough at what it does to make you wish it were a little better. |
| The GuardianPhil HoadNocturne 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. |
| EmpireAl HornerIf it’s psychological horror you love, Nocturne will be music to your ears. If not super-scary, Quirke’s film is an accomplished, uncomfortable tour de force. |
| SlashfilmChris EvangelistaBy 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. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliFirst-time feature writer/director Zu Quirke does a good job setting things up and sticking the landing, but her approach to the horror elements is generic at best. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerIt’s not quite enough to prevent this B-grade rendition from feeling rather familiar and unsuspenseful, even if stars Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria) and Madison Iseman (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) provide a decent level of tension throughout. |
| IndieWireRyan LattanzioThe 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. |
| Slant MagazineSteven ScaifeIf Quirke’s film means to mimic the tunnel vision of its protagonist, it does so perhaps too effectively, losing its thematic potency as it travels on a predictable trajectory, involving spooky drawings and sisterly spats, all the while leaving the existential miasma sitting out of frame. |
| Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzIt’s more creepy than scary. But at least, you reckon, this not happening to you. |
