![]() He becomes so paranoid that we’re unclear even if his angst is to be believed or if he is the one whom the others should fear. We spend most of this second half with Josh as he frets about getting caught and about another spilling the truth to the authorities. Other people not so far removed in ideology from our three main characters read about the dam explosion and dismiss the people who did this. The second half of the film quickly reorients us so that we are made to understand these consequences. Even if what they are ultimately fighting for is just, we only know them within the context of committing a crime which will not so surprisingly have unintended consequences. They undertake this plan with a sense of serenity, but the things that have pushed them to this point are more the result of madness and paranoia. It’s a thoughtful depiction of characters who are perhaps thoughtful in some sense but irrational in another. It’s aesthetically beautiful and in line with the way the characters would view such a thing, and it’s an example of how the film takes its time to consider certain ideas and emotions even within what might otherwise be a rigidly-plotted movie. In one moment as they sail through a graveyard of chopped down trees the characters (and the camera) calmly regard the skinny trees as the sun pokes through from behind. It’s simply a well-told story and is shot beautifully, often with static portraits of the characters and their worlds. It’s quietly riveting because the stakes are so clearly established even within these smaller moments. There is no yada yada’ing of their scheme, we instead are there to watch them make certain decisions and then pursue them, such as getting into the details of how they purchase the extra fertilizer they need (bypassing various regulations) to build their bomb. The film is so expertly crafted, with a thoughtful deliberation, surprisingly snappy dialogue and an attention to the process by which these characters construct their plan. This provides for a strong sense of doom over the entire film, both reflecting the way these characters seem to feel about the world and the way we might feel about characters with whom we empathize, knowing they’re getting themselves into trouble. The three characters are Josh, Dena and Harmon (Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard), and when they get together the plan is already well underway and the mood is thick and tense. It is thus a film that neither glorifies nor demonizes their pursuit but instead examines passionate ideologies, real world compromise and even the subconscious desires that often dictate us, even as they morph into personal codes we think we’ve chosen. The first half of the film is seen through their eyes, and the second half, after the successful demolition, looks at them from the outside. All the while, he still grapples with what to do about the broken state of his marriage.In Night Moves three ecoterrorists hatch a plan to blow up a dam. When Harry believes he discovers not only Delly's reasons for running away but also to where she was running in achieving her goal, he changes the complexity of the case solely from missing person to possibly smuggling, attempted murder and multiple homicide, which have far more inherent dangers to himself. He eventually learns that Arlene, who lives well, achieved what little success she had in the business by sleeping with the right people, and that the probable reason that she wants Delly back is that her daughter's sizable trust fund set up by Arlene's first husband, Delly's late father, is Arlene's sole means of support. Beyond the job itself, Harry can see that Arlene's motives are not motherly love. This revelation is bad timing for Harry as he starts on a new case, to locate two-week missing sixteen-year-old Delly Grastner for her mother, twice-divorced Arlene Iverson, a former bit actress. Although she still loves Harry, Ellen believes his work - especially having to do all his own legwork in his independent agency, as opposed to working for a larger private investigation firm - is overtaking his life and their marriage. What he thought was his stable marriage to high-end antiques gallery manager Ellen Moseby is not, when he finds out she has been having an affair. Harry Moseby is a former pro football player turned Los Angeles-based private investigator, who owns his own independent firm. Melanie Griffith as Delilah 'Delly' Grastner
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