Night Moves

R 6.1
2014 1 hr 52 min Drama , Thriller

The story about three radical environmentalists coming together to execute the most intense protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.

  • Cast:
    Jesse Eisenberg , Dakota Fanning , Peter Sarsgaard , Alia Shawkat , Logan Miller , Kai Lennox , Katherine Waterston

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Reviews

Raetsonwe
2014/05/20

Redundant and unnecessary.

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VeteranLight
2014/05/21

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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Spoonatects
2014/05/22

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

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Lollivan
2014/05/23

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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Jeff2sayshi
2014/05/24

Night Moves is an examination of three individuals who plot to blow up a dam, in hopes of making a statement about our environment. The build up in tension as the film focuses on the plotting, acquiring of materials up to the moment of action and its immediate aftermath is very well done. It may not be the fastest moving in getting to the point, but that just helps build tension.The area where the movie falters is the second half, where we examine the mental toll what they've done takes on our main characters. This has potential to be very interesting, but it ends up taking far too long. Cutting 10-15 minutes of staring at actors in thought would have made it tighter and overall a better movie.

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sol-
2014/05/25

Three eco-terrorists plot to explode a hydroelectric dam that is adversely affecting the local fish, but carrying on afterwards as if nothing has happened proves impossible for the trio in this deliberately paced thriller. The film does not exactly explore any new or original ideas; living with the guilt of one's criminal actions is an especially common running theme in Woody's filmography and the basic plot of 'Night Moves' is near identical to 'Cassandra's Dream' - but this nevertheless remains an encapsulating experience with the slow pacing an unexpected asset. Some of the best scenes have Jesse Eisenberg simply sitting around and waiting in the aftermath of the eco-terrorism act; his friends and family carry on their daily routines behind him while he poignantly stares into the distance, almost in disbelief at the fact that nobody is coming to lock him up for his crime. Dakota Fanning is equally effective as the token member of the trio who becomes sick with guilt, however, she could have benefited from more screen time. The film may have also fared better with a less open-ended conclusion; as it is, it ends on a note so abrupt that it is absolutely jarring. Generally speaking though, this is a nifty motion picture about impulsive idealists gradually coming to second-think their passionate stances when it is tragically too late to turn back. Jeff Grace graces the film with a perfectly haunting eerie music score and as one might expect from a film with the word 'Night' in the title, all the low-lighting nighttime shots are amazingly atmospheric.

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Seth_Rogue_One
2014/05/26

The East (2013) was really good IMO, it too was about nature loving "terrorists", I use the term lightly cause their intention is not to cause terror but to help nature but at the end of the day it's not that far off from what they are.If you agree with this or not doesn't really matter, what matters is the quality of the movie.And where as 'The East' was a thrilling ride this one takes more a realistic approach, almost too realistic, cause this movie is really slow, plenty of scenes where people barely say anything.Now that doesn't necessarily make it a bad movie but the characters aren't really all that interesting, and you don't really get to know the characters much, not who they really are besides 'outlaws for the nature' and who they are in relationsship to each other.And it's hard to actually care for them cause, frankly, they are kind of dumb, not thinking through what they are actually doing before doing it, which is bizarre considering how much planning they go through.I could go into details but that would mean spoiling a big deal of the movie so I won't.Anyway, the movie visually looks fine, it has a decent cast but it simply didn't make me feel anything, except for a little annoyance in the second half.No I suggest you wath 'The East' instead, it might not be as realistic, but it's way more entertaining.

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punishmentpark
2014/05/27

I really like Kelly Reichardt's style. This is a slow burner of a thriller of pretty much the highest order, reminiscent of the '70s, when 'fast-paced' often took a backseat to 'tension building'. The ending is perfectly logical, perhaps even a little tóo obvious. Like that ending, the story holds no surprises - one might even call it clichéd... Bút! Reichardt knows how to create a perfect, endlessly atmospheric, almost claustrophobic, cinematic ride.I enjoyed the acting of all cast members, but was especially surprised by and smitten with Dakota Fanning's performance. I hope to be able to check out more of her in this 'genre' soon!9 out of 10.

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