
The sixteen year-old aspiring model Jesse arrives in Los Angeles expecting to be a successful model. The aspirant photographer Dean takes photos for her portfolio and dates her. Jesse befriends the lesbian makeup artist Ruby and then the envious models Gigi and Sarah in a party. Meanwhile, the agency considers Jesse beautiful with a "thing" that makes her different and she is sent to the professional photographer Jack. Jesse attracts the attention of the industry and experien... (Full plot summary below)
FREE with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!
Links compiled using automated software. Availability of offers subject to change / might be region specific / out of date.
The sixteen year-old aspiring model Jesse arrives in Los Angeles expecting to be a successful model. The aspirant photographer Dean takes photos for her portfolio and dates her. Jesse befriends the lesbian makeup artist Ruby and then the envious models Gigi and Sarah in a party. Meanwhile, the agency considers Jesse beautiful with a "thing" that makes her different and she is sent to the professional photographer Jack. Jesse attracts the attention of the industry and experiences a successful beginning of her career. Ruby, Gigi and Sarah, however, will do whatever is necessary to get this "thing" for themselves.
Leave your thoughts about The Neon Demon.
| Little White LiesAdam WoodwardAn intoxicating fever dream anchored by a transformative lead turn from Elle Fanning. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Robbie CollinWhen the film reaches its logical end point, Refn just keeps pushing, and eventually lands on a sequence so jaw-dropping...that all you can do is howl or cheer. |
| MLive.comJohn SerbaConsider it an unsettling reminder that sex and violent death share one attribute - penetration, of body, mind and soul. |
| LarsenOnFilmJosh Larsen...captures the blinkered experience of obtaining adoration we were not made to receive |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThe theme is as superficial as the Hollywood glamour scene it depicts. |
| Tribune News ServiceKatie WalshArchly silly, quotable, visually hypnotic and perfectly suited for repeat viewings. On first watch, the film is bizarre, hallucinatory, shockingly gruesome. A second watch unlocks the dumb-clever charms of Refn's script |
| En FilmeLuis Fernando GalvánA film that criticizes the fashion industry in a very intense and harsh way. [Full review in Spanish] |
| Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniA bold visionary artist, Refn seems able to revel in the culture of instant gratification while also subjecting it to critique. |
| Urban CinefileAndrew L. UrbanNicolas Winding Refn comes close to self-indulgence when moderation would help, but then who the hell wants moderation in a film that is anything but moderate |
| Columbus AliveBrad KeefeRefn is definitely a provocateur, but those audiences who enjoy being provoked should probably decide if they love it or hate it for themselves. We'll both be right. |