Rarely are there writers with the relevant and natural tempo of an Alan Sorkin. From the very beginning dialogue is quick, interesting and continuous and it is married with a similarly fluid continuity of camera shots. Movies like Birdman come to mind, HG Wells War of the worlds, meets Pontypool, meets 8mm. Maybe it was 'lunchbox surprise' having expected little from a movie I had read nothing about. Don't let a glowing review raise your expectations. Go into this with a clean slate and enjoy the ride. One imagines the difficulty of scripting an ending to this story. Shot beautifully, well edited, great ominous soundtrack, great cast, all round fresh enjoyable flick. With the exceptions of an opening scene Sputnik style chandelier that might be a modern interpretive 'reproduction' and one of the long camera dollies through town where we pass a halogen 'white' lit veranda the set design is delightfully period, right down to well practiced switchboard and reel to reel tape movements clearly practiced by the actors. Nothing looks out of place. Can't really come up with anything to knock it down from a ten.
Review of The Vast of Night
