I Was Stressed Throughout Watching Vanessa Kirby’s Night Always Comes, But 3 Scenes Made Me Want To Crawl All The Way Out My Skin

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⚠️ A significant plot twist in the recently released crime drama, “Night Always Comes”, is revealed below. If you haven’t had a chance to watch it on Netflix yet, be cautious to avoid major spoilers.

This year has been quite eventful for Vanessa Kirby’s characters, starting with her role as Sue Storm in “Fantastic Four: First Steps,” where she played a crucial part in saving the planet from a colossal threat. Her exceptional parenting skills were highlighted in the MCU film. However, in her latest Netflix movie titled “Night Always Comes,” Kirby portrays a desperate daughter and brother who is compelled to carry out questionable and harmful actions over the course of a long, twisted night.

Seldom does my blood pressure rise due to a fictional character’s stress, but watching Lynette in Kirby’s Night Always Comes is like observing a wedding ring rolling around in a storm drain, knowing disaster is imminent yet powerless to intervene. Her presence has an immediate and unmistakable impact on a room, transforming it from comfortable to questionable in an instant. As the movie progresses, it becomes increasingly difficult to continue watching her.

Overall, the film “Night Always Comes” has a tense, retro-style thriller vibe from the ’70s, with elements of the sex work industry woven in. However, it seems less focused on delivering thrilling moments and more on showcasing one character’s downward spiral due to financial struggles, a situation she’s faced before in her life. The protagonist, Lynette, evokes empathy as a loving sibling to her brother Kenny, portrayed by Zack Gottsagen from “The Peanut Butter Falcon“, and as someone still living with their mother Doreen, played by Jennifer Jason Leigh. Despite this, Lynette serves as a catalyst for chaotic situations that left me yearning to escape my own skin multiple times during the viewing. Let’s revisit those moments, if you will?

1. Lynette Speeding Away After Stealing Scott’s Car

Without prior knowledge about this film, entering it might not have been the best decision. As the scene featuring Randall Park’s character Scott appeared, I found myself expecting a movie about tough conversations, where Lynette would be resorting to humiliating dialogue to gain the necessary thousands of dollars to save her family’s home. To some extent, this assumption was accurate, as degradation seems to be a part of the game for certain characters.

Despite Scott being portrayed as one of Randall Park’s most unpleasant characters, Lynette spots Scott’s car key fob, initiating a move that had me on the edge of my seat with anticipation-induced tension. Unquestionably, she decides to take his car and speeds away from the hotel, an action that seems overly reckless given the pedestrian-friendly environment. Although it appears she’s trying to create some distance quickly, running someone over in a stolen vehicle would be significantly more problematic than driving away at a slower pace.

She doesn’t want a quick spin in his car or even temporary control over it. Instead, she intends to hide his car somewhere he can’t easily locate as retaliation for not helping her obtain the necessary funds through his professional connections. While he’s justified in this decision, he still comes across as rather unsavory and unscrupulous.

She wants to hide his car because he didn’t help get money she needs. He’s doing the right thing but is not exactly a nice person.

2. Lynette Violently Giving A Dude A Seizure Via Blunt Force Trauma

In simpler terms, Lynette’s strategies for Grand Theft Auto become increasingly aggressive, escalating into another nerve-wracking predicament – “I need to get out of here, NOW!” These events, as depicted in her conversation with Stephan James’ Cody, could easily expand this list due to the stereotypes involved. However, things take a turn for the worse when they seek help from Drew (Sean Martini) to crack open the safe Lynette had stolen from Julia Fox’s Gloria.

In this scenario, nothing was done with integrity or transparency. For instance, navigating through dark alleys to enter the house’s supposed front door, and the heavily tattooed individual affectionately kissing what appeared to be an intoxicated mother before conducting business – these actions did not set a promising tone. So it wasn’t shocking when Drew acted dishonorably by damaging the safe in a manner that couldn’t be undone, while Kirby’s character found himself torn between taking righteous action and showing indifference.

Drew’s brother Carl (Ben Rezendes). In a flash of desperation, I found two hefty wrenches and hurled them at his thick skull. The last one sent him reeling into a full-blown seizure that halted Drew mid-fight to stare in horror at his brother. As I scrambled for any spare change I could find, the gravity of my actions hit me hard, leaving me momentarily frozen with shock. But then, with a newfound determination, I was gone!

2.5. Lynette Speaking To Her Unspoken HIstory With Tommy

Lynette’s brief encounter with Michael Kelly’s associate, Tommy, doesn’t seem suitable for a comprehensive account. However, the suggestion that he may have paid her for sexual favors when she was just 16 years old casts a dark shadow over their meeting. With her interaction with Scott having ended so disastrously, I couldn’t help but worry that she might retaliate against Tommy in some destructive way, such as setting his house on fire or causing permanent harm.

3. The Seconds Just Before Lynette Smashed A Vase Over Blake’s Head

If anyone needs a reminder of Eli Roth’s skill in portraying an obnoxious character, the film “Night Comes Along” might just be his masterpiece due to how genuinely repulsive his character, Blake, is depicted. By this stage in the story, Lynette appeared to be permanently stunned, and Roth’s Blake’s smile at Lynette’s distress during the third act was so unsettling that it almost made me leave my living room, house, and neighborhood before things escalated to chaos levels. The sudden loss of sound didn’t improve my sense of unease.

1. The manner in which he ostentatiously inserted an earbud while giving her an unappealing hug was enough to send shivers down my spine. It somewhat facilitated the process of witnessing Lynette break a vase over his head and flee the room in search of her brother, but it didn’t make what ensued any less difficult to watch.

2. The way he conspicuously put in an earbud during their awkward hug made me feel uneasy. It somewhat made it simpler to observe Lynette shattering a vase over his head and hastily leaving the room to locate her brother, but the events that unfolded after were still hard to stomach.

3. The fact that he stuck an earbud in his ear as he hugged her with obvious displeasure made my flesh creep. It made it slightly more bearable to watch as Lynette smashed a vase over his head and rushed out of the room looking for her brother, but I still couldn’t help but be unsettled by what happened next.

As a movie buff, I’d put it this way: Caught in a sea of strangers, Lynette found herself in a brutal beatdown, taking a few punishing blows before angrily shattering a table with her spine. Remarkably, she escaped without a hospital or mortuary visit, but later wished she hadn’t when she understood that her mother had no intention of joining her fight to save their home. All her frantic attempts were for naught.

If “Night Always Comes” had been slated for release in 2025 as a gritty exploitation film, a humorous crime drama, or an extravagant revenge tale, it might have been easier to endure scenes where things go awry. However, Kirby’s compelling performance, along with those of her fellow actors, gives the intense narrative an unexpected authenticity. And should anyone require me, I will be found picking up all the fingernails I gnawed during viewing.

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2025-08-20 02:09