Tom Fords Movies

Two movies, two wonderful pieces of art.
A single man not so timely, it went under my radar. Besides, I knew Ford as a dressmaker, designer, perfumer, that's all.

When Nocturnal Animals came out in theaters, a friend of mine says let's go see it, knowing my crush on Amy Adams. Whose film is it, I ask. By Tom Ford? The dressmaker's; Yes, this one. Hey, are we going to see the tailor's movie? Yes dude.
Ok, here we go. And I stayed soft. Aesthetically the film was... beyond. I've never seen anything like it before (and I've eaten artsy cinema with a spade, since ages ago). But it wasn't just the aesthetics (the opening sequence with the overweight ladies was just... fucking perfect). It was the sought-after directorial look, with the usually static shots with so much "inner action". It was the blind that lulled you to sleep, unfolding little by little, giving you levels of meaning one after the other. It was the performances, with Amy giving the ultimate "frozen" low-key performance and Gyllenhaal sizzling as usual. It was the meanings that you had to work to grasp in their entirety. It was everything. A film masterpiece. The most elegant and aesthetically flawless revenge story the human mind can conceive. I personally think it's one of the best films of the last decade and I don't care if they call me exaggerated.
Of course, then I also saw A single man and I was shocked again. Although Nocturnal Animals was aesthetically superior, this first directorial effort of his had more "juice".
The most talented dressmaker/director out there, hands down. What a shame that the "germ" only motivated him enough to make two films, I think he had a lot to offer cinema.