Nightborn

While built on an excellent screenplay and grounded center, “Nightborn” falls victim to fatiguing its elements through overzealous, flustered execution.

Even if the film has few surprises in store for us, there’s something pleasingly unpretentious about how it leaves little room for subtext throughout.

One’s familiarity with similar agonized portraits of motherhood may dictate how novel Nightborn might seem, though it’s lonely, traumatized Sara who makes one want to stay until the end credits.