With few special effects, the film relies on the actors and plot to produce an eerie otherness, similar to Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind. Shannon seems initially miscast as the desperate father, usually playing the villain, but is quite effective in the role and he is supported by an excellent cast, including Kirsten Dunst as Alton's mother. In an age of over-the-top sci-fi, it's refreshing to watch a film that prize's story over spectacle. Recommended.
Sunday 22 January 2017
Midnight Special
This is an odd science-fiction film from my Amazon subscription. Roy Tomlin (Michael Shannon) and his young son Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), accompanied by Roy's friend Lucas (Joel Edgerton), flee across the American South pursued by both the Government and the agents of a religious cult.
With few special effects, the film relies on the actors and plot to produce an eerie otherness, similar to Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind. Shannon seems initially miscast as the desperate father, usually playing the villain, but is quite effective in the role and he is supported by an excellent cast, including Kirsten Dunst as Alton's mother. In an age of over-the-top sci-fi, it's refreshing to watch a film that prize's story over spectacle. Recommended.
With few special effects, the film relies on the actors and plot to produce an eerie otherness, similar to Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind. Shannon seems initially miscast as the desperate father, usually playing the villain, but is quite effective in the role and he is supported by an excellent cast, including Kirsten Dunst as Alton's mother. In an age of over-the-top sci-fi, it's refreshing to watch a film that prize's story over spectacle. Recommended.
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