George Clooney as Augustine Lofthouse in a scene from The Midnight Sky, directed by Clooney and co-starring Felicity Jones. Photo: Philippe Antonello/Netflix George Clooney as Augustine Lofthouse in a scene from The Midnight Sky, directed by Clooney and co-starring Felicity Jones. Photo: Philippe Antonello/Netflix
George Clooney as Augustine Lofthouse in a scene from The Midnight Sky, directed by Clooney and co-starring Felicity Jones. Photo: Philippe Antonello/Netflix
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Netflix movie review: The Midnight Sky – George Clooney stars in entertaining sci-fi drama

  • Clooney plays an Arctic scientist on a post-apocalyptic Earth who sets out to warn the crew of a spaceship from returning to the planet
  • The narrative struggles to knit everything convincingly together and while there are thrilling moments, the script leaves the ensemble cast a little underfed

Topic |   American films
James Mottram

Updated: 11:20pm, 9 Dec, 2020

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George Clooney as Augustine Lofthouse in a scene from The Midnight Sky, directed by Clooney and co-starring Felicity Jones. Photo: Philippe Antonello/Netflix George Clooney as Augustine Lofthouse in a scene from The Midnight Sky, directed by Clooney and co-starring Felicity Jones. Photo: Philippe Antonello/Netflix
George Clooney as Augustine Lofthouse in a scene from The Midnight Sky, directed by Clooney and co-starring Felicity Jones. Photo: Philippe Antonello/Netflix
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