Another Earth Movie Review
Synopsis
A brilliant young woman, Rhoda Williams, bound for MIT driving drunk after a party hits and kills a composer’s wife and young son while looking through the moon roof of her SUV at a newly discovered duplicate Earth. Instead of attending MIT she goes to prison for four years, then becomes a janitor upon release.
Meanwhile there’s a contest, the prize being a seat on a space shuttle bound for the new Earth. Rhoda begins cleaning the husband and father of the woman and child she killed and slowly builds a relationship with him (without telling him what she’s responsible for). Rhoda wins the contest after writing a 500 word essay and has a seat reserved on the shuttle.
That’s all I want to say otherwise the story would be given away. It’s worth watching.
Director
Mike Cahill
Screenplay
Mike Cahill and Brit Marling
Standout Actors
Brit Marling
Best Bit Part
The blind (and later deaf) janitor.
This is an intelligent film and I was really impressed with the writing, acting and cinematography- artsy shots on a low budget without pretense or self-indulgence. I hope to see more from Mike and Brit, individually and collectively.
Grade
A
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