Shannon and Edgerton are superb actors. The premise of the story was interesting with the cult, feds and a father fighting for his son's very existence. It all seems very intriguing, but it all kind of fizzled out for me. The film was long and didn't have a great pay out in the end. While the child at the center of this story seems like a sweet little boy with some beams of light blazing from his eyes, there was no real why or how? *Spoiler Alert* Yeah, he is really part of another reality and somehow landed on THIS earth. But, his abilities weren't really explained and how he came to this conclusion about himself because he saw the rising sun, I don't get. Maybe the film was too existential for me or maybe the writer and director just failed to deliver a great movie. Overall, it was interesting with some visually-pleasing special effects but the story just went flat for me. I will still watch anything starring Shannon and Edgerton though. They're great actors!
Review of Midnight Special
