The Midnight Sky
George Clooney directs and stars in this post-apocalyptic tale as a lone scientist on a near-destroyed Earth, rushing to make contact with a crew of astronauts and stop them from returning home before it's too late. Based on Lily Brooks-Dalton's novel Good Morning, Midnight, co-starring Academy Award nominee Felicity Jones (Rogue One) and two-time Golden Globe nominee David Oyelowo (Selma).
- Director:
- George Clooney ('Good Night, and Good Luck', 'The Monuments Men', 'Suburbicon')
- Writer:
- Mark L. Smith
- Cast:
- George ClooneyFelicity JonesDavid OyelowoDemián BichirKyle ChandlerTiffany Boone
Reviews & comments
One of the most boring things I’ve ever laid eyes on, largely brought down by its god-awful pace which feels like tightened mini-beat after tightened mini-beat directly out of the novel, with no consideration to adapt the structure to better fit the medium, or any attempt to more evenly balance the two storylines, and much like this hellishly tedious...
Variety
pressJust proves that a movie that reaches for the stars can still come up empty-handed.
The Guardian
pressClooney guides the performances competently, but the story drifts pointlessly into space.
Total Film
pressNo ray guns, no tentacular beasties, just gravitas in a film that goes boldly about its business but never quite lands.
Empire Magazine
pressClooney has upped his directorial ambition and delivered a big-scale, big-hearted story, even if it struggles to match the films it riffs on.
USA Today
pressIn Clooney’s capable directing hands, the film’s emotional core and human touch are never a waste of space.
IndieWire
pressNever loses grasp of the chilly atmosphere that inspires every moment; if only it there was something fresh about that.
A.V. Club
pressGradually, Midnight Sky becomes a nailbiter—not over the fate of the Earth or the astronauts so much as whether its two storylines will coalesce into something more meaningful.
Entertainment Weekly
pressOften feels less like its own distinct narrative than a sort of greatest-hits amalgam of movies like The Martian, Gravity, Interstellar, Ad Astra, and all the others that came before.
Hollywood Reporter
pressClooney delivers a thoughtful reflection on the toll of environmental devastation.
Stuff
pressThere's heart and decency here, as well as a couple of set-pieces that pay their way.
Variety
pressJust proves that a movie that reaches for the stars can still come up empty-handed.
The Guardian
pressClooney guides the performances competently, but the story drifts pointlessly into space.
Total Film
pressNo ray guns, no tentacular beasties, just gravitas in a film that goes boldly about its business but never quite lands.
Empire Magazine
pressClooney has upped his directorial ambition and delivered a big-scale, big-hearted story, even if it struggles to match the films it riffs on.
USA Today
pressIn Clooney’s capable directing hands, the film’s emotional core and human touch are never a waste of space.
IndieWire
pressNever loses grasp of the chilly atmosphere that inspires every moment; if only it there was something fresh about that.
A.V. Club
pressGradually, Midnight Sky becomes a nailbiter—not over the fate of the Earth or the astronauts so much as whether its two storylines will coalesce into something more meaningful.
Entertainment Weekly
pressOften feels less like its own distinct narrative than a sort of greatest-hits amalgam of movies like The Martian, Gravity, Interstellar, Ad Astra, and all the others that came before.
Hollywood Reporter
pressClooney delivers a thoughtful reflection on the toll of environmental devastation.
Stuff
pressThere's heart and decency here, as well as a couple of set-pieces that pay their way.
One of the most boring things I’ve ever laid eyes on, largely brought down by its god-awful pace which feels like tightened mini-beat after tightened mini-beat directly out of the novel, with no consideration to adapt the structure to better fit the medium, or any attempt to more evenly balance the two storylines, and much like this hellishly tedious...
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