So, I watched this movie, Night Moves (2013), not to be confused with the 1975 detective film of the same name. Directed by Kelly Reichardt who's known for her really low budget movies. The movie had so many similarities to the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang that a producer working on an authorized adaptation of the book sued.
Two environmentalists and a crusty old veteran blow up a dam in Oregon. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard.
I really hate Eisenberg. I can't stand his acting, I don't like his looks, I don't like his hair and by all accounts he's a horrible person. He was one of those borderline humans who enthused over Israel's 2014 slaughter of over 2,000 people in Gaza including at least 525 children. Maybe Reichardt thought an unappealing star would make it less likely that the movie would inspire copycat crimes, although they made it look pretty easy.
Once the crime is committed, we mainly see Jesse Eisenberg trying not to look suspicious, but Dakota Fanning's character has become wracked with guilt and may get them all arrested.
Slow but not boring.
Available on Fandor.
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