Midnight Special
Michael Shannon (99 Homes) is a father on the run with his super-powered child in this sci-fi drama from the director of Mud. With religious extremists and local law enforcement hot on their tails, he has only a small window to discover the origins and meaning of his young son’s abilities. Co-stars Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia), Adam Driver (The Force Awakens) and Joel Edgerton (Black Mass).
- Director:
- Jeff Nichols ('Mud', 'Take Shelter', 'Shotgun Stories')
- Writer:
- Jeff Nichols
- Cast:
- Michael ShannonKirsten DunstAdam DriverJoel EdgertonJaeden LieberherSam Shepard
Reviews & comments
Total Film
pressTaken as a throwback to the thrillers of Carpenter and Spielberg’s cinema of wonder, it is special indeed.
Time Out
pressLittle here feels like science or fiction but sci-fi is exactly what this is, from the heart and out of this world.
The Telegraph
pressThe most haunting part of this riskily earnest film isn’t the unmentionable effects coup of its grand finale, but the quieter beats, all in close-up, that comprise its coda: atomised, spent, and sad.
The Guardian
pressThere’s an absence of fun here, and for what is ultimately a chase movie, a severe lack of pace.
Hollywood Reporter
pressConfirms Nichols' uncommon knack for breathing dramatic integrity and emotional depth into genre material.
Empire Magazine
pressThe film’s strength is in its humanity rather than its super-humanity.
A very surprisingly good movie that does well from start to finish. Some things that stood out as excellent: Joel Edgerton's Chevy driving skills, Michael Shannon's acting chops, a cameo role from Adam Driver, an apt orchestral theme tune and a very cool premise which leaves modern, darker renditions of "superhero" movies in the dust.
Total Film
pressTaken as a throwback to the thrillers of Carpenter and Spielberg’s cinema of wonder, it is special indeed.
Time Out
pressLittle here feels like science or fiction but sci-fi is exactly what this is, from the heart and out of this world.
The Telegraph
pressThe most haunting part of this riskily earnest film isn’t the unmentionable effects coup of its grand finale, but the quieter beats, all in close-up, that comprise its coda: atomised, spent, and sad.
The Guardian
pressThere’s an absence of fun here, and for what is ultimately a chase movie, a severe lack of pace.
Hollywood Reporter
pressConfirms Nichols' uncommon knack for breathing dramatic integrity and emotional depth into genre material.
Empire Magazine
pressThe film’s strength is in its humanity rather than its super-humanity.
A very surprisingly good movie that does well from start to finish. Some things that stood out as excellent: Joel Edgerton's Chevy driving skills, Michael Shannon's acting chops, a cameo role from Adam Driver, an apt orchestral theme tune and a very cool premise which leaves modern, darker renditions of "superhero" movies in the dust.
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