Rating of
3.5/4
Jacob Zembower - wrote on 09/08/14
Yet another minimalist slow-burn from director Kelly Reichardt, but probably her most accessible. Night Moves is a film of quietly mounting suspense where it's hard to see where it's going until it gets there. Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, and Peter Scarsgaard give wonderful performances. And while it's about environmental extremists, it never once becomes some piece of propaganda for greenpeace. In fact, there's nothing peaceful about it. It's more akin to a Hitchcock film. It's also strikingly well made and perfectly understated. One of the best of the year.
