Midnight Special (Dir Jeff Nichols, Michael Shannon)

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Midnight Special (Dir Jeff Nichols, Michael Shannon)

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Really curious to see what Nichols can do with this idea, both in the context of his work and as a counter point to current superhero movie trends
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looks awesome

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Nichols/Shannon developing into one of the best director/muse combos
Trailer is reminding me of something I can't put my finger on

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yeuh, it doesnt give enough of the story away for me to even guess what its about in its core, but intriguing enough to really draw my attention.

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twitch likes it
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Vishnetsky is all in balls deep, like down to the pubes and maybe a part of a foot in there too

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Anybody watch this? First act was HOT FIRE followed by an ok sci-fi flick/Spielberg-lite vibe.

Light flare's been done to death. I was intrigued by it but felt it could have been so much more.

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Probably the best movie I've seen this past year (beats out Sicario). I didn't think anything would touch Hans Zimmer's score for BvS but Midnight Special did. Great acting all around, Nichols seems to be big into the Biblical/Christ allegory's.
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Thought this was pretty average.

Definitely a Close Encounters of the Third Kind/Starman vibe that doesn't pay off, as no new ground is broken within. I did like that it just drops you in the middle of the story and you have to figure it out as you go, but I really didn't like the world on world ending that isn't explained at all. Everyone in this does good work, but it doesn't have much of a heart so it's difficult to really care too much about any of these characters. Shannon just mopes about for the entire film, but he does have a good chemistry with the boy. It all just ends up feeling very derivative, but it's fine for a renter.

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