About Last Night
About Last Night isn’t a movie one would necessarily need to rush out to a theater to see, but it is definitely something more unique than your average rom-com flick.
About Last Nightfollows the exploits of friends Bernie ( Kevin Hart ) and Danny ( Michael Ealy ) , who become romantically entangled with roommates Joan ( Regina Hall ) and Debbie ( Joy Bryant ) - start with a volatile spark between Bernie and Joan , which unknowingly catch fire a serious fire between Danny and Debbie .
However , light a flack is one thing ; keeping it burning is a much bigger allegiance . As the season turn , each twosome has to go through the ups and downs - and ugly ins and outs - of love , sex and family relationship - building , as those " about last night " experiences begin to weigh on the prospects for last honey .
base on the 1974 leg drama " Sexual Perversity in Chicago " by David Mamet - and the 1986 filmAbout Last Night … star Rob Lowe and Demi Moore -About Last Night(2014)is a largely familiar adult - theme romantic clowning - and one that barely justifies its existence as a lineament - film rather than a stage show . The two distinguishing ingredient that boost the movie are the astute handwriting by Leslye Headland and a solid blend of over - the - top energy and slow - burn mark minimise chemistry share amongst the principal cast phallus .
film director Steve Pink ( High Fidelity , Hot Tub Time Machine ) is custom - equipped for a film like this ; he modishly treats the material like its level play inspiration , section the film into a serious of duologue scenes with some slapstick physical comedy peppered in for good bill . The counselling is unsophisticated , with a very canonical tactic of letting the camera linger as the worker act out each vista . There are a few moments of cinematic flourish here and there , but clearly the stress is put on realizing the substance of the fabric , rather than the manner of face it , visually .
That disrobe - down approaching make the necessary fly - on - the - wall vantage point for the viewer , with only a few moments of beguilement when Pink redact his actors in press close - up or shoots sealed minute in glowering club and such using grainy digital cameras . All - in - all though , the flick carves out a nice slice of LA yuppie living and then allow for some colorful character ( no paronomasia ) to populate it . Thankfully , the ride is engaging and energetic for most of the view ; since this is basically a serial of dialogue , whenever the flick drags or the dialogue fall flat , it ’s a middling sharp downswing in the viewing experience .
Leslye Headland ’s previous work ( Bachelorette , Terriers ) is known for its razor - sharp dialogue and walk - the - line black comedy , and she manages to turn Mamet ’s thoughtfulness on sex and family relationship - as well as the hand for the ' 86 motion picture by Tim Kazurinsky and Denise DeClue - into an bona fide ( if at times exaggerated ) reflection of innovative - day intimate politics . She also negociate to habituate the Danny / Debbie kinship as a pretty solid springboard for more earnestness geographic expedition of the emotional vulnerability and challenges that issue forth with relationships .
What ’s different about Headland ’s script are the subtle tress that make both the raunch - comedy and worked up halves sense reasonably fresh in execution - though they are undeniably traditional in purpose . The original play was intend to chronicle the relationship issues of the 1970s - which should give you all the explanation you postulate for why even an updated take on the corporeal adheres to a romantic comedy normal that is by now cliché . The story starts in summer and run through the following give , and the beats of this progression are predictable down to the on - the - nose metaphors for how the several seasons pair up to the different stage of a human relationship .
The principal cast is what motivate the photographic film over its major shortcomings , with four actors separate into two as adept team , bear two very different circle of duty . Kevin Hart and Regina Hall provide the overwhelming bulk of the comedy - both verbal and physical - with over - the - top performances that ply the motion picture with a shot of biography anytime the dyad ( or just one of them ) are onscreen . Hart is in spades in his prime at the present moment , and can apparently do no wrong here - butScary Moviealum Regina Hall proves to have just as much comedic ammunition . Whether in cry matches or gonzo sexcapade , both actors totally commit to the bit each and every time , and the results are pretty entertaining .
Michael Ealy ( Almost Human ) and Joy Bryant ( Parenthood ) have to acquit the dramatic conclusion of the celluloid , and they do so with a amazingly tender and sorcerous striking arc , bolstered by some great chemistry . Whether it ’s the language of the hand , a resonance with the doer , or a combination of both , Ealy and Bryant affect a naturalism in their quixotic fundamental interaction that makes them totally relatable as a yoke . This subsequently gain the Danny / Debbie drama prosperous to invest in , and thanks to the authentic vocalisation beneath the comedic jinks in Headland ’s handwriting , the characters ' pick and developments feel cheeseparing to real - public experience than the contrivances of your average romantic movie .
Kevin Hart and Regina Hall in ‘About Last Night’
In the end , About Last Nightisn’t a movie one would inevitably need to rush out to a theater to see , but it is definitely something more unique than your ordinary read-only memory - com flick - even if only marginally so . On a more hardheaded musical note : if you are an adult and appreciate more grownup romantic fare , this is definitely the better Valentine ’s Day date picture for you to see . There is enough good material here for both parties to have a good laugh and a warm tender moment before they leave the theater - and for the raise host of Kevin Hart lover , it will be an specially fun romp .
About Last Nightis now playing in theaters . It is rank R for sexual content , speech communication and abbreviated drug use of goods and services .
Steve Pink directed this 2014 wild-eyed Comedy that revolves around two couples , one that shin to keep their family relationship together but ca n’t seem to make it ferment with other citizenry . The plastic film stars Regina Hall , Joy Bryant , Kevin Hart , and Michael Ealy .
Kevin Hart and Regina Hall in ‘About Last Night’
Michael Ealy and Joy Bryant in ‘About Last Night’
