Midnight Special (2016) (original) (raw)

After rescuing his son, Alton from a fundamentalist religious sect who are convinced his powerful supernatural abilities are the key to their salvation, Roy, Alton and their bodyguard Lucas are on the run for their lives.

After rescuing his son, Alton from a fundamentalist religious sect who are convinced his powerful supernatural abilities are the key to their salvation, Roy, Alton and their bodyguard Lucas are on the run for their lives. (less)

Director: Jeff Nichols
Writer: Jeff Nichols
Starring: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Jaeden Martell, Adam Driver, Sam Shepard
Producer: Sarah Green

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Review by Brian Orndorf, April 7, 2016

8 / 10

Writer/director Jeff Nichols developed a following with �Take Shelter� and �Mud,� two meditative, psychological screenplays that invested completely in character, allowing audiences to understand dramatics emerging from three-dimensional personalities. �Midnight Special� continues the helmer�s journey into layered storytelling, but this time the potential for a gimmicky focal point tests Nichols and his patient filmmaking way. Exploring an alien encounter, �Midnight Special� reaches back to John Carpenter�s 1984 masterpiece, �Starman,� for inspiration, developing a similar sense of wonder and ...read more...

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