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By Kevin F (576) on 06 Apr 2016

This is well-crafted, wonderfully-acted, genre-bending sci-fi…

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By Steve W (2,154) on 06 Apr 2016

Midnight Special captures the magic of 80's sci-fi, with soulful performance, taut tension, and developed characters…

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By Troll A (3) on 06 Apr 2016

Imagine ET, Tomorrowland, No Country for Old Men and Children of the Corn. That's what this is. Not bad, just weird…

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By Justin Y (193) on 06 Apr 2016

Why couldn't his own kind pick him up right at where he lives…

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By Stephen Silver (684) for EntertainmentTell (372) on 06 Apr 2016

Jeff Nichols has made better films than Midnight Special, and likely will again. (Splice Today)…

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By Brian Viner (589) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 06 Apr 2016

It is to Nichols's great credit that he weaves a compelling, credible story out of all this, marrying sci-fi and the supernatural with everyday…

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By Loey Lockerby (139) for Kansas City Star (1,573) on 06 Apr 2016

Midnight Special is odd enough to keep you guessing and exciting enough to keep you engaged. If it's confusing at times, that's all right…

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By Kate Muir (612) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 06 Apr 2016

Some films exist entirely on their own terms, while others benefit from a bit of backstory…

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By Andy Psyllides (52) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 06 Apr 2016

Jeff Nichols makes it four out of four with this stripped-down sci-fi thriller…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 06 Apr 2016

Midnight Special starts strongly, and finishes nowhere very interesting…

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By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 06 Apr 2016

This is lo-fi sci-fi with an emphasis on personal storytelling…

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By Tom Meek (408) for Cambridge Day (227) on 06 Apr 2016

The one sure thing Nichols has to bank on is Shannon's burning intensity. The determination etched on the actor's steely face never wanes…

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By Ryan Gilbey (367) for New Statesman (382) on 06 Apr 2016

The shortcomings of Nicholls's movie help throw into sharp relief exactly what it was that Spielberg got so right…

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By Adam Woodward (285) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 06 Apr 2016

Nichols is the kind of director who favours the slow burn over the instant payoff, meaning that the high-tension, low-drama manner in which…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for Las Vegas Weekly (1,340) on 06 Apr 2016

Eventually, Nichols fills in enough details to make for a satisfying climax, while leaving things vague enough not to undermine the earlier ambiguity…

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By Ken Eisner (445) for Georgia Straight (1,078) on 06 Apr 2016

After laboriously creating the paranoid world of the Ranch in the film's strong first hour, Nichols never returns to it…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 05 Apr 2016

It’s an absolutely chilling road picture, filled with tension, dread and a threat of violence…

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By Rob Hunter (276) for Film School Rejects (1,198) on 05 Apr 2016

It introduces us to a boy we're told is meant for something great, but instead it's greatness that the film leaves behind…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 05 Apr 2016

lightly touches on many familiar genres without indulging in the clichés of any of them…

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By Rob Carnevale (227) for Indie London (156) on 05 Apr 2016

Serving as both a tribute to 80s sci-fi classics Starman and Close Encounters of The Third Kind and an intimate father-son tale, this touches…

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