NOCTURNE is a new horror movie on Amazon Prime Video that stars Sydney Sweeney in an extremely impressive performance. While this is a horror movie, the subgenres mystery and thriller do also play huge parts in this storyline.

This is a Blumhouse production and part of the four movies released on Amazon Prime Video for Halloween here in 2020. All four movies are released as part of the “Welcome to the Blumhouse” anthology. Along with this movie, Evil Eye is released on the same day which means all four movies are out now.

When you read the plot for Nocturne, you almost can’t help but think of the awesome Netflix horror movie The Perfection. While Nocturne is about piano players, The Perfection focused on cello players. However, the instrument apart, there are definitely similarities between these two stories.

And yet, it really isn’t something you think about once you get into this Amazon Prime horror movie.

Nocturne is an entirely different creature in just about every way. Not better, just different.

And what definitely does work to its advantage is the brilliant Sydney Sweeney who is a scene-stealer in everything she does. You should recognize Sydney Sweeney from TV series such as Euphoria, The Handmaid’s Tale, Sharp Objects, or Everything Sucks! Also, she was in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood and the horror movie Along Came the Devil aka Tell Me Your Name.

Another huge bonus for this new horror movie is Madison Iseman who plays the twin sister of Sydney Sweeney’s character. Madison Iseman has been in some amazing genre productions. From starring as Mary Ellen in Annabelle Comes Home (2019) to portraying Bethany in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and the horror anthology Tales of Halloween (2015).

The ending of Nocturne

Sometimes, the ending of a movie can leave you feeling either annoyed or completely elated. For me, the Nocturne ending was the latter. The final image of this Blumhouse horror movie is one that should leave one hell of an impression on most.

While the ending of Nocturne might not be a huge surprise, the way it’s shown was a real punch to the gut. In the best of ways!

And yes, this was also the case with the earlier mentioned Netflix horror movie The Perfection. However, I assure you, the ending of Nocturne is extremely memorable for very different reasons. Again, those final moments are what really pulls it together in a way I didn’t expect.

Nocturne was written and directed by Zu Quirke who is getting a feature film debut with this movie. She’s done a few short films in recent years, so Nocturne is the big leap into feature filmmaking. Having Blumhouse producing and a worldwide release on Amazon Prime Video for Halloween is a pretty big way to begin your feature film career.

Zu Quirke herself is a musician and drew on her own experiences when writing the script for Nocturne. Most of the story plays out in a creative arts school, which isn’t unlike the one you might know from Fame (even though I realize this is a rather dated reference for many). Still, this is just the backdrop for a lot of crazy stuff that happens to the character Juliet (Sydney Sweeney).

I would give this movie a solid 3½ out of 5 since I do feel it has a lot going for it. And while a runtime around the 90-minute mark is usually very good, I felt that it would have been better if it was just a bit tighter. Still, I would definitely recommend checking this out on Amazon Prime Video.

Nocturne is out on Amazon Prime Video from October 13, 2020.