'Night Always Comes' Review: Vanessa Kirby in Gritty Netflix Thriller

Set over the course of a single harrowing night and driven by a performance from Vanessa Kirby bristling with raw nervous energy, hunger and searing inner conflict, Netflix ’s Night Always Comes is more compelling than the average original streaming movie even if it could use an extra shot of emotional power. Adapted from the well-received novel by Willy Vlautin, the gritty neo-noir is high on atmosphere. But it’s more attentive to the protagonist’s spiraling desperation than the canvas of an ever-gentrifying America’s unforgiving economic climate, diluting the social context of the book.

Set over the course of a single harrowing night and driven by a performance from Vanessa Kirby bristling with raw nervous energy, hunger and searing inner conflict, Netflix ’s Night Always Com