‘The Vast of Night’ will Charm ‘Twilight Zone’ Fans
The Vast of Night is something we rarely see today. It’s a small, experimental, science fiction film, that’s well-paced, highly-focused on dialog and acting, and simply beautiful to experience.
The Vast of Night is set in the late 50s in New Mexico and follows a phone operator and a radio DJ that get interested in a strange audio frequency that leads them to investigate what’s happening and uncovers something much bigger and scarier than they expected.
The plot of this film is not earth-shaking by any measure, and for a science fiction film, it relies heavily on your own imagination instead of dazzling effects.
What this film has going for it is a combination of brilliant dialog and actors that are fully immersed in their roles.
Sierra McCormick is charming and easy to sympathize with as Fay Crocker, a 16-year-old phone operator. She delivers an innocence and small-town demeanor that seems almost as much science fiction as the movie’s own tale.
Jake Horowitz as Everett Sloan, is whip-smart, fast-talking, and acerbic. What Horowitz creates through the delivery of his lines is a totally…
