“Nocturnal Animals” and “Elle”
What is the new Tom Ford movie, “Nocturnal Animals,” meant to be about? I have seen it twice now, and am none the wiser second time around. At its core is Susan (Amy Adams), a gallery owner with an austere haircut and a savage dose of insomnia. Her makeup could have been done by a mortician. She lives in Los Angeles with her second husband (Armie Hammer), whom she occasionally meets at breakfast. The gates to their home are forged from polished steel, and a Jeff Koons balloon sculpture sits forlornly in the back yard. Anyone whose idea of a screen marriage is the one between William Powell and Myrna Loy, in “The Thin Man,” should stay clear.