Amy Adams stars as an artist who goes back to full-time domestic life to look after her young son, trying to reconcile her joy of motherhood with her growing angry sense of futile boredom, her relationship with her oft-absent husband and her disturbing belief that she is turning into an actual dog. Amy Adams is, of course, an absolutely mesmerising treat to watch, from her delightful scenes with her on-screen son to her excellent dramatic character work, with very strong supporting performances from Scoot McNairy as Husband and Jessica Harper as an intriguing librarian. The script is whip-smart and very enjoyable from start to finish, and the themes of motherhood, (loss of female) identity and societal demands are developed in a clever way, with references to pop psychology and mythology woven into the mix. Overall, not everything quite hangs together in terms of its central metaphor, but Nightbitch is nevertheless a bold, interesting and satisfying film.
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