Directed by:
Kelly ReichardtCinematography:
Christopher BlauveltComposer:
Jeff GraceCast:
Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard, Logan Miller, Griffin Newman, Lew Temple, James Le Gros, Alia Shawkat, Katherine Waterston, Matt Malloy (more)VOD (3)
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When admirable aims lead to disastrous deeds, does the intention or the aftermath win out? Writer/director Kelly Reichardt probes this quandary in Night Moves, an eco-activist parable brimming with the simmering tension of '70s psychological dramas, including the Arthur Penn neo-noir that inspired its title. Fringe-dwelling farmhand Josh (Jesse Eisenberg), his high school dropout girlfriend Dena (Dakota Fanning) and their ex-marine mentor Harmon (Peter Sarsgaard) plan an attack on a hydroelectric dam in Portland to protest the environmental devastation in their midst, but they are sidelined by the unforeseen consequences of their actions. (Curious Films)
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A very slow and focused psychological drama about an eco-terrorist attack and the consequences the perpetrators have to face. Don’t expect a lot fun, it will actually require a lot of patience. I don’t agree with the main characters, I don’t even like them, but the film as a whole is fortunately smarter than them and it doesn’t blindly and unilaterally take their side. So, better that than that.
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