Midnight Special (2016), directed by Jeff Nicholls

A small boy, wearing protective goggles and ear muffs, is on the run with two men. Pursuing them are agents of the religious cult he grew up in and increasing numbers of government agencies. The cult leader’s sermons contain secret intelligence and the FBI, NSA etcetera want to know how. The boy, Alton, is special and everyone wants a piece of him, except for a few people trying to protect him and get him to where he needs to be. This bizarre road trip winds up in a very unexpected place and while it’s kind of entertaining getting there, the film gives no clue as to the point of it all. Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst and Adam Driver give good performances and the child who plays Alton, Jaedon Lieberher, is convincing despite the general wackiness he is working in. Love, friendship and faith seem to be the driving forces of the film, but just where they are driving it to remains a mystery.