Advantages: The soundtrack included some tracks I remember fondly. Disadvantages: An appallingly messy, pointless movie from beginning to end.
...a sexually charged relationship with the beautiful Anna. The worse his real life gets, the more time he wants to spend in his dreams. He goes to a dream guru, who advises him how to control his dreams and get the most out of his sleeping life.
Presumably the only reason writer-director Jake Paltrow got a distribution for this meaningless pile of pretentious twaddle was because he got his more famous sister onboard. The film plays like a first attempt ... ...throws every available trick at the screen in the hope they will resolve into some kind of style. He shoots hand-held on digital video, which makes the movie look cheap because he can't keep the camera still. It's hardly surprising all the characters are so depressed with the grey world in which they live. It's supposed to be New York, but is doubled unconvincingly by London. A cast of poorly-accented British bit-parters puts paid to any illusions ...
afy9mab 28.02.2008
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of The Good Night (DVD)
Advantages: Some interesting topics raised Disadvantages: You cant help thinking "why?"
The Good Night turned out pretty much to be nothing I expected, but then I guess my expectations were minimal. What did baffle me was the use of the word "Comedy" for the most part the film was on a real downer in respect of emotions, and with the exception of one line from Simon Pegg there are absolutely no laughs at all, though I have to admit there are a few highs. The biggest issue with The Good Night is that its a totally disorientating experience, ... ...of the exterior shots being filmed in New York, with others in London (pretending to be New York). The result is that you spend the movie asking yourself if the scene you have seen is in fact London on whether it's Lewisham.
The movie has an interesting cast Penelope Cruz (Vanilla Sky), Martin Freeman (The Office), Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz, Shaun Of The Dead, Run Fat Boy Run), Gwyneth Paltrow (Great Expectations, Shakespeare In Love), and Danny DeVito ...
sghawken 05.09.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of The Good Night (DVD)
Gary Sheller's (Martin Freeman) days in a successful band with the world at his feet are a ... more
distant memory. Now he spends his days writing ad jingles for his best friend (Simon Pegg) before going home to a relationship that is just as unfulfilling. But ...
Dreaming is believing. Former fallen pop singer Gary is going through something of a mid ... more
life crisis. Currently writing jingles for local radio he is struggling to find perfection in an imperfect world. When he realises that real life does not measure...
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Gary was once riding high as the member of a successful pop band. Now, seven years later, ... more
the band is no more and he pays the bills by composing mediocre music for commercials. To further add to his unhappiness, his relationship with his girlfriend, Do...
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