The Midnight Sky (2020)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Augustine Lofthouse	George Clooney	½
Dr. Iris "Sully" Sullivan	Felicity Jones	½
Commander Adewole	David Oyelowo
Mitchell	Kyle Chandler	½
Sanchez	Demián Bichir
Maya	Tiffany Boone	½
Jean Sullivan	Sophie Rundle
Young Iris	Caoillinn Springall
Younger Augustine	Ethan Peck	-

Review

There is a quiet austerity to this post-apocalyptic sci-fi directed by and starring George Clooney. The film is well shot and atmospheric, but also under-communicated and detached, arguably deliberately, though the result is nevertheless that the story is solely evocative from a cerebral point of view. That inexplicable lifelessness you feel encapsulated by – is that there by design? If the answer is yes, Clooney the filmmaker is a callous cynic trying to suck the vivacity out of you. If the answer is no, he's a less accomplished director than I had thought. That being said, the ending has an elegance and a slight poignancy in the midst of otherwise more or less clichéd plot developments. And there is an attractive futuristic touch to the art direction and Alexandre Desplat's musical score.