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Nightingale
Directed by
Elliott Lester
Not Rated
2014
83m
Drama
,
Crime
6.4
82%
61%
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A lonely war veteran psychologically unravels ahead of an old friend's impending visit.
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Cast of Nightingale
David Oyelowo
Peter Snowden
Barlow Jacobs
Robert Beasley (voice)
Heather Storm
Newscaster (voice)
Nightingale Ratings & Reviews
indieWire
Ben Travers
"Nightingale" is overshot to appear more cinematic and underwritten to avoid pomposity, and that's okay. Both decisions are just that: choices to serve the character. Peter would be pleased with how his little film turned out.
Newsday
Verne Gay
Nightingale is really about David Oyelowo, a magnificent actor with astonishing range who draws viewers deep down into the darkness with his character.
AV Club
Joshua Alston
A single-character film rests squarely on the shoulders of the actor, and Oyelowo turns in a breathtaking, visceral performance made more impressive by the strenuousness of the role.
San Francisco Chronicle
David Wiegand
Oyelowo's virtuosic exploration of a sad, broken man in the midst of a breakdown holds our attention.
Slant Magazine
Chuck Bowen
Nightingale is first an intellectualized puzzle, and a portrait of a man losing his mind a very distant second.
indieWire
Aramide Tinubu
In HBO's Nightingale, David Oyelowo gives the best performance of his career as Peter Snowden, a man quickly and violently descending into madness.
Flavorwire
Jason Bailey
It's a film that burrows into an unstable psyche, and nestles there uncomfortably.
The Atlantic
David Sims
An audacious one-man show-a series of deluded, sometimes charming, often tragic, occasionally frightening monologues delivered by a troubled veteran clearly in the midst of a dissociative crisis.
Salon.com
Sonia Saraiya
The film is phenomenally acted, but rarely makes much use of the power of cinema, instead using a device associated more with theater-the one-set location, with a one-man cast.
NPR
Linda Holmes
The careful layering of the experiences and emotions that influence Peter's choices, along with expert massaging of the tension that exists from the start, make Nightingale a sad but satisfying film.
The Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden
It's a performance that gets the writhing interplay of transparency and opacity in a character who has gone beyond the deep end of unhinged narcissism and self-dramatization.
Variety
Brian Lowry
It's a gutsy piece of work, leaving the audience to contemplate the details once it's all over.
Media Life
Tom Conroy
A deep plunge into the mind of a troubled man, Nightingale may be too sad and disturbing for the average viewer, but a strong performance by David Oyewolo and some clever storytelling techniques hold and reward our attention.
Los Angeles Times
Mary McNamara
Peter is pitched as an Everyman in extremis. He's not, of course; he's a psychopath. That Oyelowo can make both seem true is what makes Nightingale dazzle. Which is not the same thing as shine but, still, something to see.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Tirdad Derakhshani
Nightingale rages on at times with no real direction. At others, it hits us over the head with pretentious symbolism. Oyelowo's inspired performance keeps it afloat.
New York Times
Alessandra Stanley
Mr. Oyelowo gives a riveting, disorienting and suspenseful tour of an unraveling mind. The music and cinematography are artful, but the props are mundane: a coffee maker, a mirror, a laptop. Everything is in Mr. Oyelowo's voice, face and body.
Boston Globe
Matthew Gilbert
I didn't know who Peter was when the movie ended, and I wasn't sure Oyelowo knew, either.
Los Angeles Daily News
Bob Strauss
Everything about Nightingale is richly expressive and chillingly effective.
rogercatlin.com
Roger Catlin
David Oyelowo the sole actor, but by most accounts pulls if off.
We Got This Covered
Isaac Feldberg
David Oyelowo delivers an unnerving and unforgettable performance in this nail-biter of a one-man-show.
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