“Nightbitch,” adapted from Rachel Yoder’s eponymous novel, is a film of many parts, some more successful than the others, and each clashes in a tonal mish-mash.
Marielle Heller directs, with an inherent understanding of the subject matter—the curbed spirit and artistry of women doomed to stay-at-home motherhood—yet struggles to make a cogent point by the end.
Amy Adams stars in the lead role and is unsparing, setting aside all vanity, but is constrained by a film that is ultimately more square than intended.
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