Night Moves

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Steve M I like stories by Elmore Leonard, which chronicle bottom feeders racing even further to the bottom. His stories are funny, in a grim sort of way. This movie is not based on an Elmore Leonard story, but it could have been. The characters amount to mentally challenged Oregon environmentalists who blunder their way through blowing up a dam and then spend the rest of the movie being confused about why a lot of water suddenly came through and caused damage downstream. They ponder deep philosophical questions, such as, "Who knew there was so much water behind a dam?" and "Why did all the water come out when the dam blew up?" They especially dwell on the delicate ethics of, "Are we responsible even a little tiny bit for all the damage that was caused when we blew up the dam?" They perform all this pondering while taking themselves very, very seriously. If you changed the story about 5% you could make a dark comedy from the same raw material: Wayne's World meets River Wild. "Whoa, dude, our explosion changed the concrete into water. I hope our canoe can make it down these rapids. What a trippy explosion! Party on, Wayne! Party on, Garth!" If Elmore Leanord had written the script, at least this movie would have been funny. This version was just self-important, pretentious, and amounts to a public service announcement about the dangers of spending too much time in the woods smoking too much weed. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/06/24 Full Review Alec B It's a shame that a little after the half-way point the film becomes more straightforward, because before that it's a fascinating thriller. Reichardt constructed a lean narrative that seems to indicate that the planning and execution of this act of terrorism is less an outgrowth of any specific ideology the character's hold, but rather a desperate attempt to find something to believe in. It's a great concept that is hampered by a messy final act. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/18/23 Full Review Randy F The movie begins with a plot that looks promising. Not! Scene after scene drags out like the camera crew went for lunch with the result that the whole movie drags. One keeps hoping for something exciting to happen, but . . . nothing. And it ends with nothing . . . like the whole movie crew grew tired of the venture and closed it down with no real ending. Don't waste 10 minutes on this poor excuse for movie making. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/05/23 Full Review Audience Member A very subtle and environment-centric story that becomes quite tension-filled in the final act. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Night Moves is the second Kelly Reichardt movie I have seen; the first one is Wendy and Lucy. I highly enjoyed watching this independent movie. The entire story is about three environmentalists who join together to blow up a hydroelectric dam in protest of excessive waste of natural resources. The story is a no-frills character study about those who believe their actions will resonate loudly with a grand message only to doubt they even made a whimper. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review chris k Nice thriller, well-acted and well-directed. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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