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‘Lumina’ Review: A Soap Opera That Thinks It’s a Space Opera
Gino McKoy’s low-budget alien-abduction drama 'Lumina' could have used more time on the mothership.
At the other end of the spectrum is a recurring musical motif that sounds suspiciously similar to the main theme from “Sicario” — another instance of the film’s attempts at emotional captivation having the opposite effect. After receiving little help from the authorities, he decides to look for her himself — an ostensibly reasonable idea that Patricia and Delilah react to as though it’s the worst plan they’ve ever heard, which in the conspiracy-laden world of “Lumina,” it may well be. Special mention is owed to Eric Roberts, chewing scenery in the single-scene role of a sagacious cowboy claiming to be privy to top-secret information that They don’t want the rest of us to know about.
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