Unearthly yet human in a sense, Midnight Special tagged me along in journey filled with tension only to end up in a vague and obscure destination.

• A solid cast. 
• A well-shot film. 
• Built a good amount of intrigue. 

• It explains itself way too much. 
• It doesn't really know what it exactly is.
• My sister slept through the second half. 

When it comes to the sci-fi genre, it takes a decent amount of good intrigue factor to make me stay put. Midnight Special somehow gave me that. Apart from a child with unknown abilities, the movie weaves in religious beliefs, vague science stuff that involves the government, and family.

Each frame was very pleasing to the eyes, which is a huge factor as to why I enjoyed it. It makes each beat tolerable and somehow satisfactory.

There's a bunch of could be non-existent science talk which could be a bit much for the viewer. But what really bummed me out is how the narrative played with all these interesting factors only to serve a medium meal in the end. If only the writing balanced each factor in a tightly locked way, this whole film could've really taken my breath away. 

If you have read my first ever review for this year, along with another review the came a few days after that (also this one), my actual motivation is mainly because of a little crush.

But as I go in, my initial reason didn't really matter. The cast led by Michael Shannon did great, especially the kid who played Alton (Jaeden Lieberher). I especially loved the character played by Joel Edgerten, he's a badass.


But let me say this, though - Adam was precious in this one. I really loved watching him as someone who doesn't have the "rage". Also, I need him to have more roles that require him to wear specs... because he looks so good.




Beyond what it is, Midnight Special did a great job of showing us the power of belief even toward the unknown. Not to mention, a father's unconditional dedication to his son. And most importantly (for me, at least), is the fact that Adam Driver looks good with glasses. Despite its flaws, I enjoyed my time with this one. 






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