The Midnight Sky, timing is everything. Will George Clooney, playing a very important scientist named Augustine Lofthouse, overcome outrageous obstacles to contact distant astronauts in time?
Will said astronauts survive a daring mission to restore damaged communication equipment in time? Will our lead characters experience the emotional awakenings they so desperately need in time?It's striking, then, to consider the timing of this film.
In any other year, its December bow on Netflix would be holiday counter-programming. In 2020, however, it is leaning into the skid.Assuming you aren't just put off by the premise entirely (a reasonable reaction!), The Midnight Sky works as something of a summing-up for a planet in trouble, and a populace.
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