Midnight Special

Through both his propulsive road-chase plot-engine and lens-flaring visual style, Nichols makes good on his claim that Midnight Special is a tribute to John Carpenter’s Starman and Spielberg’s Close Encounters Of The Third Kind.

Det er en særpræget film, hvis fantasifulde og gådefulde stemning hænger ved efter første gennemsyn.

...en ualmindeligt vellykket film, der i sin blanding af afdæmpet realisme og sci-fi-mystik opnår et næsten Spielbergsk niveau af filmmagi og ærefrygt – og det endda med ganske begrænsede midler.

...a tremendous film – narratively satisfying, visually striking, and with a teasing theological subtext, if that’s your bag.

Not one for tedious exposition, Nichols doles out narrative information through more indirect means, and 'Midnight Special' is masterful in this regard.

“Midnight Special” respects your intelligence, letting you come to its themes emotionally instead of narratively. It is a breathtaking display of visual storytelling, confidently rendered by someone who understands the power of cinema.