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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).
2020Rating: M118 minsUSA
DramaFantasyScience Fiction
- Director:
- George Clooney ('Good Night, and Good Luck', 'The Monuments Men', 'Suburbicon')
- Writer:
- Mark L. Smith
- Cast:
- George ClooneyFelicity JonesDavid OyelowoDemián BichirKyle ChandlerTiffany Boone
The Midnight Sky / Reviews
Variety
Just proves that a movie that reaches for the stars can still come up empty-handed.
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Clooney guides the performances competently, but the story drifts pointlessly into space.
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Total Film
No ray guns, no tentacular beasties, just gravitas in a film that goes boldly about its business but never quite lands.
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Empire Magazine
Clooney has upped his directorial ambition and delivered a big-scale, big-hearted story, even if it struggles to match the films it riffs on.
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USA Today
In Clooney’s capable directing hands, the film’s emotional core and human touch are never a waste of space.
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IndieWire
Never loses grasp of the chilly atmosphere that inspires every moment; if only it there was something fresh about that.
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A.V. Club
Gradually, 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.
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Entertainment Weekly
Often 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.
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Hollywood Reporter
Clooney delivers a thoughtful reflection on the toll of environmental devastation.
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Stuff
There's heart and decency here, as well as a couple of set-pieces that pay their way.
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