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Look, I will be the first to admit that I am absolutely part of the problem.
I have a running bet with mypodcast co-hostover whether Adams or Michelle Williams will win an Oscar first.
Dog stuff.Nightbitchis a lot of things, but a straightforward Oscar vehicle is not one of them.
And as long as people (me!
I am people!)
keep approaching this movie with the Oscar question top of mind, it will undoubtedly disappoint.
Not thatNightbitchis a bad movie by any means.
Go and watch Susan Luccis loooong awaited Daytime Emmys victory speech if you dont believe me.
Shes starred in 15 Oscar-nominated movies, five of them Best Picture nominees.
And as wild as the premise ofNightbitchsounds, its pre-release Oscar buzz wasnt all that far-fetched.
Marielle Heller previously directed Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, and Tom Hanks to Oscar nominations.
Oscar voters have been more open to the strange and unusual.
Yet those moments are isolated, squandered without an engaging throughline.
That would not only be disrespectful to the art but also reduce Adamss performance to one dimension.
Nightbitchis exactly the kick in the pants that Adams career has needed since Id sayArrival.
