Night Moves (2014)
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Critic Consensus: A uniquely character-driven thriller with a finely composed cast and some outstanding direction from Kelly Reichardt, Night Moves bolsters its thought-provoking themes with compelling drama.
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as Josh
as Dena
as Harmon
as Felix
as Mable
as Corser
as Activist 1
as Activist Filmmaker
as Activist 2
as Boat Owner
as Busboy
as Feed Store Customer
as Feed Store Customer
as Goose
as Farmer 1
as Farmer 2
as Kid at Campground
as Kid at the Lake
as Kid at the Lake
as Wandering Camper
as Driver with Flat Tire
as Cop
as Woman at Spa
as Librarian
as Sports Store Employee
as Middle Manager
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Critic Reviews for Night Moves
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Succeeds mightily when it comes to creating tension but struggles a little more with making its plot run together smoothly.
I'd say this is a movie about alienation that, in the spirit of the boldest activism, isn't afraid to be ostracized itself. You may beg to differ, and I'd say that's the point.
Night Moves, including its title, borders on generic.
Reichardt wisely leaves it for her audience to decide.
"Night Moves" is an unexpected pleasure, offering more than what we expect and taking its time to deliver.
You may not buy the third-act developments, but Reichardt and her actors see to it that you believe in how these people got to that third act in the first place.
Audience Reviews for Night Moves
It does a great job to let us slowly find out what it is about instead of resorting to exposition, but what could have been a thought-provoking story about ecoterrorism/environmentalism turns out to be a sterile thriller with a frustrating, utterly predictable second half.
Super Reviewer
It is a very slow paced thriller drama directed by Kelly Reichardt and written by Reichardt and Jonathan Raymond. Interestingly directed, it had lots of substance which gets even better with the stars Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard, Alia Shawkat, and James LeGros. Another of the films shown in the main competition section of the 70th Venice International Film Festival and at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival which definitely needs a special attention! The story of three radical environmentalists - Josh, Dena, and Harmon, who are teaming up to execute the most spectacular direct action event of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam, was more story based and the actors were wisely chosen to make that story more effective. Regarding the story, Edward R. Pressman Film filed a lawsuit in September 2012, demanding that filming cease because of too many similarities to Edward Abbey's novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, planned to be adapted into an authorized film by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Kelly Reichardt did a good job, but I wish it was outstanding! There was plenty of room for improvement, but even this was more than enough for a happy audience. The only problem I really had was the ending. Some people claim that it was a smart decision to live the ending to the viewer, but to me the feel was that something was simply unfinished!
Super Reviewer
From Jesse Eisenberg at his best, to Dakota Fanning proving she is a worthy actress, you would think that a film like "Night Moves" would have much more to offer than just that, but that is really all I got out of this film in terms of enjoyment. The cinematography is great and the director did an amazing job with the cast, but the story was just not interesting or exciting enough to justify these elements which ended up grabbing my interest and losing it in a matter of minutes periodically throughout this film. In no way is this a bad film, in fact, I can see how some people would call it a masterpiece, but it is a very slow moving picture with little else to offer than technical aspects and great performances. "Night Moves" had a screenplay that did not take any risks and that bothered me a lot. Overall, it is a very well-constructed thriller that I probably will never watch again.
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