Night Moves
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“People are gonna start thinking. They have to.”
Overview
A mature thriller from auteur Kelly Reichardt (The Mastermind, Meek's Cutoff, Certain Women), Night Moves stars Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard as a troupe of eco-terrorists in modern day Portland. Young farmhand and burgeoning radical Josh (Eisenberg) and high school dropout Dena (Fanning) hatch a plan, aided by ex-marine/eco guru Harmon (Sarsgaard) to blow up a hydroelectric dam. Though their aim is for a protest that will only harm the environmentally damaging infrastructure they rally against, their actions have much bigger consequences.
Why Your Should See This Film
Long before the art heist thrills of The Mastermind, Kelly Reichardt had already applied her signature pace and attention to this slow, subtle and exceptionally spooky eco-thriller. Collaborating again with writer Jonathan Raymond, Reichardt conducts a totally engrossing study on her ensemble, particularly on the narrow perspective of Eisenberg’s character; examining fundamentalist thinking and how foundations are shaken the moment self preservation is threatened. Perhaps Reichardt’s most accessible film, Night Moves is rife with tension and wrapped thick in a tense, cold atmosphere conjured by the Oregon wilderness and a chilling score by Jeff Grace.
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