Film Review – Gone in the Night

A strange mystery unfolds in “Gone in the Night,” but the screenplay, by Matthew Derby and Eli Horowitz (who also directs), doesn’t indulge traditional beats of suspense with the movie. It’s slow-burn work that takes time to fully fall into place, and that kind of ask for an audience requires something in the writing to pay attention to. Derby and Horowitz come up with a study of relationships and aging with the feature, looking to pull viewers in with small offerings of information before finally putting the puzzle together. “Gone in the Night” doesn’t have an explosive payoff, but the journey to a resolution delivers some compelling oddity and insecurities, generating a decent sense of the unknown before all is revealed. It’s a peculiar picture, which helps the endeavor work through some pokiness as it gradually ramps up to its finale. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com