6.2
A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.
Michael Shannon
Roy Tomlin
Jaeden Martell
Alton Meyer
Joel Edgerton
Lucas
Kirsten Dunst
Sarah Tomlin
Adam Driver
Agent Sevier
David Jensen
Elden
Sam Shepard
Calvin Meyer
Scott Haze
Levi
Dana Gourrier
Sharon Davison
Paul Sparks
Agent Miller
Kerry Cahill
Linda (NSA Staffer)
Bill Camp
Doak
Billy Slaughter
Agent Cole
Lucy Faust
Caroline (Ranch Member)
Sean Bridgers
Fredrick (Ranch Member)
Allison Gabriel
Hannah (Ranch Member)
Sharon Landry
Merrianne (Doak's Wife)
Sharon Garrison
Jane Adams (Sarah's Mother)
James Moses Black
Military Officer
Yvonne Landry
Motel Clerk
Maureen Brennan
Woman at Truckstop
Ann Mahoney
FBI Agent #1
Garrett Hines
FBI Agent #2
Wayne Pére
Prison FBI Agent
Dane Rhodes
Oil Worker
Lee Zurik
Local Newscaster #1
Nicondra Norwood
Local Newscaster #2
Sam Malone
Soldier at Roadblock
Sean Kaplan
Texas State Trooper
James DuMont
Base Commander
Nancy Grace
Nancy Grace
Lynn Berry
Lynn Berry
Alexander Eldimiati
Stand in (uncredited)
D'Arcy Allen
FBI Agent (uncredited)
John L. Armijo
National Guardsman (uncredited)
Michelle Benet
Car Crash Victim (uncredited)
Director, Screenplay
Jeff Nichols
September 1, 2016
7
> A secret road adventure during the dark hours!
So the Jeff Nichols and Micahel Shannon saga continues. This is theirs 4th film together in the last nine years and all of them were well accepted. Now they are into sci-fi for this, which is kind of a road movie that resembles hundreds of other films. Only thematically, but in parts it looks different, especially for being too realistic as what the director is famous for. Finally, something is not a comedy or a full of CGI, yet still it is a wonderful sci-fi-drama with some thrill moments.
It opened like the midway of the story. We obviously have to wait for a proper explanation to know what's going on, who is the child and where they're taking him. So it all begins with two armed men driving a young kid on the dark hours. Only we know is that they are protecting the boy from the government people, but the film took some time to give a clear picture of the condition. In the meantime, I started my prediction game, but I expected the film to clarify how it all began. It never cared about that part, only moved forward and that's how we're going to get some answers where a few might feel its a let down.
The negative of the film is you won't fully understand it, but it is not an incomplete story, just designed that way that leaves for the viewer to add their own perspectives to where the writer left blank spaces. Like I said the people are comparing it with the similar films and I did not care about that, but I disappointed with the conclusion. It was neatly folded, I actually liked it, but it was not fresh, especially it totally mirrors 'Tomorrowland'. Now I know why Warner Bros moved it from last year to this year's release.
It might be a coincident because the director who is also the writer has a good reputation, so I believe it is definitely not a steal, just a common creative that we've already seen many films like that. Overall, this film is worth, but might not satisfy the Jeff Nichols fans, because like I said plenty of times before in my reviews, now it the sci-fi era and every filmmaker and film-star want to board on that plane. So it did not spare Jeff Nichols as well.
7/10