Review of The Vast of Night (2019) by Qbert4551 — 30 May 2020

Such a well written, superbly acted, well shot, excellently directed, lo-fi piece of sci-fi! Super good, two thumbs up!

This review of The Vast of Night (2019) was written by Qbert4551 on 30 May 2020.

The Vast of Night has generally received positive reviews.

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By Katezoe (154) on 08 Aug 2020

This was a boring film! I felt I was watching someone's school project. Do not understand the good reviews…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 01 Jun 2020

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A pretty amazing flick, especially for being the director's first feature. He really made $700,000 go a long way…

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