Review: Nightbitch

Official Synopsis: A woman (Amy Adams) pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom, but soon her domesticity takes a surreal turn.

When this movie was first announce, I was expecting a camp masterpiece. Amy Adams is an actress that always goes for it and Marielle Heller is one of the most interesting directors working today. The trailer also seemed to indicate that. So is that what I got?

Well...no. The "nightbitch" part of this film is actually pretty limited. What this is is more of a study on motherhood. How stay-at-home moms are viewed, and how all encompassing that job can be. Frankly, I left this film glad I chose to be a working mom. I love my kid but I know what I am and am not cut out for, and that was never going to be for me. 

In the hands of Heller, these themes are fine, but the film is really at it strongest when it engages with the mother thinking she's turning into a dog. That was the most interesting part of the film, and I wish they had taken it a bit further. It ends up in very predictable territory, and I can't help but think if they really went full throttle into the weirdness, it would've been better for it.

I will say, I love how this film comes together at the end. Again, it's somewhat predictable, but it was nice and what the mother actually puts together is pretty cool. 

Nightbitch is currently streaming on Hulu, which is exactly where it belongs.

Grade: B-