A scientist is working alone at a remote Arctic research station when he learns of a mysterious global disaster. At the same time, he meets a strange girl in the Arctic, with whom he must stop the return to Earth of the crew of the spaceship "Aether".... (Full plot summary below)
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A scientist is working alone at a remote Arctic research station when he learns of a mysterious global disaster. At the same time, he meets a strange girl in the Arctic, with whom he must stop the return to Earth of the crew of the spaceship "Aether".
Leave your thoughts about The Midnight Sky.
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanThe Midnight Sky only looks like a disaster film. Slyly, and by misdirection that cleverly conceals its true intent until the poignant end, it reveals itself to be a story of regret over a lost opportunity for connection. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperThe Midnight Sky is a waking dream that keeps you in its grips. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe hiccups resulting from the back-and-forth switches between two disconnected stories are no more than a minor irritant when one considers the wider scope. In making this film, Clooney has accomplished something rare and unusual in today’s cinema – an epic science fiction motion picture that focuses on characters and ideas. |
| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternMr. Clooney and his colleagues have crafted an elegant screen version of a novel by Lily Brooks-Dalton with a resonant performance at its center—his own. |
| The Observer (UK)Simran HansSet pieces . . . are thrilling and judiciously spaced. The performances Clooney draws out are even better. |
| The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyShifting with grace and narrative equilibrium between the Arctic and a mission returning from Jupiter, this is a desolate elegy for a diseased planet and a prayer for the creation of life elsewhere in the universe. Flanked by a strong supporting cast, Clooney delivers a thoughtful reflection on the toll of environmental devastation. |
| Vanity FairRichard LawsonThe ending of the film stuck with me for days, pushing me into a kind of melancholy existential funk that proved distressingly hard to shake. |
| ABCPeter TraversAll the actors excel at helping director-star Clooney turn this apocalyptic thriller into something more thoughtful than sci-fi flashy, especially the grace note of hope that speaks with heartfelt relevance to these pandemic times. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattThere are several arresting visual set pieces . . . And there's the more ordinary pleasure, too, of seeing this many good actors, snug and earnest in their jumpsuits, go to work. But the film often feels less like its own distinct narrative than a sort of greatest-hits amalgam of movies like The Martian, Gravity, Interstellar, Ad Astra, and all the others that came before. |
| Paste MagazineJoseph StanicharAlthough it has its share of cliches, it remains a gripping, chilling story throughout—one that strikes a little too close to home in the context of 2020. |
