
Genres: RomanceDr
Starring: Eva Mendes, Scott Adsit, Griffin Dunne, Sam Worthington, Keira Knightley, Anson Mount, Daniel Eric Gold
Director(s): Massy Tadjedin
Country: USA, France
Year: 2010
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
IMDB Rating: 6.5 out of 10 (12700 votes)
The story follows a married couple, apart for a night while the husband takes a business trip with a colleague to whom hes attracted. While hes resisting temptation, his wife encounters her past love.
is24 (21 May 2012)
finally own the copy of this film.It is one of those simple movies you can see now and again, as it isrelatable and easy. The cast seems to be in perfect sync, and so arethe technicalities of the film.Even though the similar stories were dabbled in before on screen, Iliked that all main characters had an ambiguity to them. Ambiguitiesare potentially dangerous and prolific subject for a filmmaker. It was nice to see Guillaume Canet again, especially since the lastfilm I liked so much, was the one he directed, a fabulous Ne le dis à person.I look forward to see more work from Massy Tadjedin.
(20 May 2012)
Ever run into an old lover and wondered about all the "what ifs"? What if we'd been older (or younger), more mature, wiser or (you fill in the blanks). Let's face it - sometimes that smoldering flame from a past love is ready and waiting for the right moment to be rekindled. But can it? That is the focus of the movie,Last Night, and it remains very watchable without falling into totally smarmy territory. Credit has to go to the entire cast, particularly Keira Knightley, playing a wife who runs into her old lover. If this seems like the same tired plot you've seen in other movies, rest assured that the characters in this one are working with a script that gives them room to add depth to their parts. As far as sex goes, there are some steamy scenes but nothing as graphic as what I'd anticipated. There is actually more sexual tension because of this. What I found particularly fascinating about this film: the way time, distance, and marriage can add or subtract from the longing for an old love....for better or worse. Take a chance on Last Night and you aren't likely to regret it.
(17 May 2012)
Last Night, a largely forgettable character study, explores a bored, restless, couple's struggle with infidelity and temptation. We aren't given much information about the married couple's relationship: they're successful in typical movie land NYC style - living in one of those starkly modern apartments devoid of any color; she writes; he's a real estate developer. They're friendly and affectionate in a routine way, and deeply disconnected. They're in the thralls of a seven year itch (4 years of dating, 3 years of marriage) that seems to be largely caused by boredom, and her soon to be revealed longings for a man she briefly dated during a temporary split - a fling she never told her husband about. Keira Knightley is quite good as the wife, but Sam Worthington appears to be phoning in his performance. The film begins with a party leading to an argument over a suspected, and confirmed attraction, yet unconfirmed affair. The following day, he goes on a business trip with the object of his attraction, and she, in the kind of coincidence that only happens in fiction, runs into her ex-lover, who just happens to be in town for one day. Screenwriter/Director Missy Tajedin doesn't even bother creating tension concerning the lines one must cross to reach infidelity. You can see it all play out from a mile away. Other reviewers have mentioned the ambiguous, "will they get caught/confess?" ending, and I will leave it up to you to decide, but I think the answer is blatantly apparent, and not particularly provoking. The character's are selfish and sadly typical: he seems motivated purely by lust or boredom, and she, in her confessions to her ex, reveals a sad, insecure, woman, who should never have been married in the first place.The film is categorized as romantic. If this is romance, we're doomed. This is not a movie that will make you want to cozy up to your sweetheart. If there's tension in your relationship, watch this by yourself. I'm glad I caught this for free online. I would have been irritated if I'd wasted a rental on it. The movie is a total snooze fest until the last twenty minutes, when the couple literally and figuratively must wake up and face themselves, although we don't get much by way of self-realization. Two stars for the first hour and ten minutes; Three stars for the last twenty.
(17 May 2012)
This movie focused on the consumption of alcohol at every opportunity and the temptations of cheating on your spouse. It was a slow story line that was very predictable and it barely kept me awake and then when it was finally over I just couldn't imagine what the point was and why I has wasted my time and money on the movie. DON'T WASTE YOURS!!!
(10 May 2012)
This review is from: Last Night (Amazon Instant Video) The movie is just so-so! There isn't much depth to the characters and the storyline feels one dimensional. There is no arc to the story, it's pretty flat. Not the worst movie but certainly not the best. The actors seem to do their best with what they were given. There really was no tension created that caused one to empathize with the characters. I would have rather paid less to watch it. Wait until it becomes a deal of the day.
priyantha-bandara (10 May 2012)
"Last Night" is a drama in its pure state. Wrapped around a couple whois married for 3 years, it discusses about basic pillars of marriageand its fundamental importance and effects once shattered. The couplewho values loyalty and Trust yet finds themselves in situations to bedisloyal lures up in lust and desires, at time becomes helplessalthough they are deeply in love with each other. Joanna Reed (Keira Knightley) is the wife who is a writer and a worksfreelance most of the time spends her time at home. Michael Reed (SamWorthington) is the husband who works in a construction contractcompany sometimes goes out of town for business purposes. They live ina decent apartment in the city and lives normal just like any othercouple with small arguments and moment of love. After attending to anoffice party Joanna notices that her husband is spending time with alady friend Laura who she was not aware earlier and suspects that hehas something else to do with her. After a mild argument Michael leavestown for a business trip with a team which involves Laura which makesJoanna quite uncomfortable. But for her amusement while she spends theday alone she meets her x boyfriend unexpectedly and decides to go outfor dinner with him. While Michael spends time Laura and finds himselfto be irresistibly charmed by her, Joanna spends the night with herpast love confused and feeling insecure. This movie is not unique. Or it does not have truly dramatic turns ortwist. But it flows smooth and calmly while giving the viewer ampletime to think the characters and most of the time guess what their nextmoves will be. More than just watching a story this is about looking into humans and the way they behave and emotions. If I say 'Last Night'is more about feelings than a story it will be quite correct. When itcomes to performances I quite admire everyone in the main roles. Keirais stunning with her looks and attitude throughout and Sam plays theconfused husband with skill. Marriage comes with thick boundaries with love and trust deeply cagedin it. Yet at times that strong boundary seems to be so thin andfragile when life becomes complicated and feelings are not just words.Maybe living with the guilt of not knowing the boundaries is thetoughest of all.read more at flickshout.blogspot.com
(08 May 2012)
This review is from: Last Night (Amazon Instant Video) I like Keira Knightly. Beautiful as always. She and her ex-bf seemed good together. Eva is beautiful as well. The end was cut short-so read the summaries to get more insight..
secondtake (08 May 2012)
Last Night (2010)You might think a movie about a couple on the verge of having affairson the side would be good stuff just because it's so much part of lifefor so many of us. And this starts with the promise that our leadingman and woman, Sam Worthington and Keira Knightley, will have enoughnuance, guts, anger, complication, and acting prowess to make it even alittle bit special.Not quite. Knightley, away from her more usual period sets ("Atonement"and Jane Austen movies come to mind), is a really likable and ordinarygirl, really. And she does have presence on the screen, lighting up andhaving some nuance to her expressions. She holds up her end of thisset-up pretty well. Worthington, less so, for sure, though you mightargue that this is supposed to be a really everyday couple, regularfolk like you and me. Still, he has to make it worthwhile (or elsewe'll just talk to our cheating friends for entertainment).And then there are the other halves of the potential affairs--the womanWorthington's character mostly wants but wants to resist, and the manthe Knightley has previously been involved with and who she finds stillprovocative. But both of these secondary characters are drawnsuperficially and acted either without fire (Eva Mendes) or with drippyemptiness (Guillaume Canet). Most of all, with all this cast and with expensive filming (theproduction values are good, the photography quietly expert--watch thecareful focus at times), the story is just too simple. All we have,without giving away a thing, are these two parallel worlds, the man whomay or may not sleep with this woman (who does want him to), and thewoman who may or may not, etc. etc.In fact, the main couple has a chance to really deal with theirtemptations, and either lying or confessing, and with maybe findingsimilarities in having temptation not only at their fingertips butclawing at them without respect or regard. But no, just as somethingmight come around, there is silence. And the end of the movie. I thinkit's supposed to be striking and profound--that life just keeps goingand we all have our inner secrets--but what's so interesting or newabout that? I was much more taken with Clive Owen blowing up and reallytalking and thinking out loud when he found his wife, Julia Roberts,had cheated on him in "Closer." A deflating experience after a promising start.
(08 May 2012)
The story had potential, but ultimately I found it extremely slow and unconvincing. I kept looking at the clock to see when the end would come. If you are looking for great relationship films, try Before Sunrise and Before Sunset.
napierslogs (07 May 2012)
Choices of temptation sneak their way into old loves, new loves andcurrent loves. "Last Night" is a relationship drama where one nightopens up questions and possibilities of infidelity for one marriedcouple. The couple is Joanna (Keira Knightley) and Michael (SamWorthington) and they are certainly beautiful and eye-catching buttheir relationship is not as well-defined as I think it should havebeen.It follows a very simplistic storyline and it tests not only the maincouple's loyalty to each other but also our loyalty to them as at leastone of the temptations they face is far more interesting than either ofthem. I have fallen in love with French actor Guillaume Canet as theex-boyfriend Alex. Looks aside, he was the only one who had any depthto make him more appealing. While some of the other casting, like EvaMendes as the other woman, just seemed lazy.I don't fault "Last Night" for picking a story that has been donebefore as they did try showing it in their own way. It was abeautifully realized film, performed well, and engaging enough, but itwas just missing something. I think I liked it, but I needed moresubstance, more intrigue, and more of a resolution.
collipal-1 (07 May 2012)
I generally find the romantic dramas boring, because besides of thefact that they use to abuse of the same clichés over and over again,their intention of touching us or making us cry feels even more forcedand dishonest when it is not well handled, which is what happens inmost of the cases. However, I decided to watch Last Night because I hadsome free time. To my surprise, I ended up liking the movie very muchbecause of its detailed narrative, two brilliant performances and fordaring itself to raise interesting questions about the marriage, thefaithfulness, and the responsibilities from a couple.One of the things I most liked from Last Night is that the screenplaydoes not stay on the simple level of a moralistic fable, but thatinstead of that, it involves us gradually on the game of emotions,circumstances and decisions which will influence in the couple'sdestiny. The rhythm from Last Night is slow (but never boring), and thespectators who expect to find the runaway melodrama from films likeCloser and Eyes Wide Shut might feel unsatisfied with it. On theopposite, Last Night focuses its attention on the smalldetails...Joanna's expression when she imagines the road her life couldhave taken if she had stayed in Paris; the poaching looks from Michaelto Laura...what I wanna say with this is that Last Night is not acathartic soap opera melodrama, but a methodic and intelligentcharacter study with an emotional minimalism and thematic clarity.And we also have the extraordinary performances from Keira Knightleyand Sam Worthington. I think that Knightley brought her bestperformance so far in here, because of the amazing conviction andaplomb she shows in her character. As for Worthington, he shows a muchwider histrionic range than the one he displayed in the action andadventure films Terminator Salvation, Avatar and the remake of Clash ofthe Titans, and I hope to see him in more dramatic roles. Eva Mendesand Guillaume Canet also bring solid performances, but Knightley andWorthington definitely steal the show with their fantastic works.Considering that the romantic dramas generally bore me, the fact thatLast Night kept me fascinated from the beginning to the end, and leftme thinking once it was over, is something remarkable. In conclusion, Iconsider this film worthy of an enthusiastic recommendation because,leaving a few moments of a slight pretension aside, this is abrilliantly written, solidly directed and perfectly acted film.
(06 May 2012)
This review is from: Last Night (Amazon Instant Video) THis movie was awesome the whole way through! But the ending sucks. Expect a really entertaining and supensful romance but don't expect the ending you want!
partychic_99 (05 May 2012)
This movie was the worst film I've seen in a long time. The storylinewas terrible and the acting so poor it didn't come close to making upfor it. It was pretentious and seemed like it ended in a weird place.There was no closure and just seemed like i was watching a realitytelevision show. This plot has been done before and should have beenleft at that Im very disappointed and would like my money and timeback. I don't understand how it received such great votes on imdd. Igot the feeling it was meant to be "arty" but if thats the case itshould have been completely different. I would never recommend thismovie to anyone unless they wanted to go to sleep for a few hours. Donot watch
ebmarshie (04 May 2012)
'Last Night', written and directed by Massy Tadjedin, is a film thatexplores the issue of fidelity and in particular the differencesbetween emotional and physical betrayal. A married couple, played byKeira Knightley and Sam Worthington, apart for one night, are temptedto be unfaithful. Worthington's character, Michael, is physicallyattracted to a co-worker Laura, played by Eva Mendes while on abusiness trip. Meanwhile, Knightley's Joanna runs into an ex  Alex,played by Guillame Canet.Over the course of the night we see Michael and Laura move closer tophysical intimacy and Joanna and Alex think back over the failure oftheir relationship and the reasons for it. The film causes the viewerto consider the value of marriage and the relationship that the unioncreates. A friend, Truman, points out to Alex that he could never takeaway the years Joanna has spent with Michael, because that is whatmarriage is  time invested, time that cannot be forgotten, lost, orreplaced. It is this central relationship between Joanna and Michael,and the commitment of marriage, that is tested and explored throughoutthe film.The question posed, explored, but never answered is: at what point issomeone unfaithful? When is that line crossed? Going for dinner?Kissing? Sleeping in the same bed? Having sex? Each audience memberwill judge Michael and Joanna in their own ways against their ownvalues, and it is one of the film's main successes that it does notattempt to answer the question for us. The ending is beautiful andperfect for the film  left open for the viewer to fill in, or not, asthey wish.The reason I found the ending so beautiful is because I had genuinelycome to care for the characters  particularly Joanna and Alex, thanksto wonderful performances from Knightley and Canet. Their chemistrythroughout is powerful, making their story both realistic andheartbreaking. The chemistry between Worthington and Mendes is lesspalpable, which is problematic, considering their attraction issupposedly purely physical and completely undeniable. Worthington'sMichael is oddly unengaging, which does make it difficult to believe inhis relationship with Joanna, but this is the only weak link I found inthe film. Some viewers have decided to see his character as anextremely masculine man who cannot be outwardly emotional, which couldexplain his performance, but which doesn't quite fit with the script.I finished the film and wanted to watch it again  I got the sense thatthere was more to read into, and more to see on a second viewing. 'LastNight' truly is thought-provoking and emotionally involving. One toseek out, watch, watch again, and come to your own conclusions on.More reviews at: http://ellenreview.wordpress.com/
timeout_alia (04 May 2012)
The most important thing in life is to put yourself in the other's shoeand sense the consequences before you give yourself back into a love ofa past. That's what Joanna did, and that's what Alex would neverunderstand, especially that he lives unhappily. And that's what someonelike Michael would never understand because he is living happily. Whichputs a woman (like Joanna) in first place when it comes to being ableto think of all the choices she has; whether to be with someone, togive yourself to someone physically, to open yourself emotionally, andhow to survive all three in a certain moment.One sentence in the movie wasn't true, "I love him, and I love you too,and I love being able to tell you the truth". If Joana would loved oneof them even 1% more than the other, she wouldn't call the other"love". I cannot get that she is in love with them both, she is withAlex!Excellent Movie!
(03 May 2012)
This review is from: Last Night (Amazon Instant Video) I thought this was good. It doesn't tread a lot of new ground. There are many other movies about people thinking about affairs. Eyes Wide Shut is probably the closest (but without all of the sex and strange occult stuff).This is actually a good movie that deals with some real adult issues but does not rely of a lot of skin and language to make its point.
sandover (30 April 2012)
Luxurious settings, a frigid urban scenery, the periphery ofprofessional assignations, and an immoderate presentation of liquoramong other paratactic devices offer us a leisurely approach woven withthoughtful even if sometimes almost ill-timed reflections on mattersthat matter and are confounded when people in amorous affairs meet anddo not meet sentiments collapsed into trust and the question of lust.This is a movie that works also as a muted - if there was ever one -vehicle for Knightley: she occupies a lot of takes that signal, if notsignify, something of her uneasy beauty (notice how uneasy she is whenshe laughs, otherwise that may pass for a frivolous approach to herrole, but, though this is admittedly far-fetched, she reminded me ofShakespeare's Cleopatra who "can play herself, rather than be herself",in a critic's words, and we may mistake her frivolous uneasiness, as itappears here and there, to call it that, so in the end we may take itfor a less than marvelous performance: she - though confounded -maintains her enigma, as the last shot exemplifies).Of course she needs Worthington's worthy performance (to continue inthe Shakespeherian vein, he would give a perfect fallen Anthony Ithink; his excursion into the Australian Macbeth and then into his twowar-movie roles, to call them that, as Everyman, contrasted with therough-hewn and vulnerable performance - have we witnessed such a boyishabandon, only to resume justly right afterwards, the morning after heconsummates his night with his new female colleague, in thepillow-scene? - makes him an under-appreciated actor).There may be some oddities of time-and-dialogue coordination, if theyare that, that seem to prolong the effect of amorous misgivings' impactbetween two, or the quartet of people involved. But even if thewriter-and-director of this film is a new-comer, so that we may detectflaws, the earnestness of editing is just in giving us the confusedfeeling if what we witness is a remembrance or a (failed) repetition,as that scene in the elevator between Canet and Knightley lingeringlyportrays. This may pass for affectation, repression in its handling,but it is the right amount of what we have to witness, of what we haveto be shown - is it our own?- the economy of failed, enacted pathos.There are so many details to be appreciated, appreciated, that is, inits almost 19th century sense of the word: Mendes' straightforwardretraction from her "night" that may characterize her as calculating -but that would mistake her sorrow, Knightley's trembling lips in afractioned close-up towards the end, Canet's friend's supporting role(though one may wish his companion's more active participation), thequasi-80's sense of romance (watch that emblematic New York dawn), howWorthington's and Knightley's accents accentuate an immigrant sense ofclass-numb, quasi-repressed privilege.I wonder if one could say this film is not about rehearsing luxury andhow this is crossed with feelings, even though it may partake of luxuryitself; but this does not wound aesthetically the film, I think. I likethe phrase of the late psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, "to talk is tosex", sex in the sense of sexual position, where one talks from, notthe act itself, that is the way, say, Bergman exemplifies it in"Persona", in that scene where narration is - and does not substitute -sex; that is part of collapsing doubt (into) trust and lust. It's whatKnightley admits, saying goodbye to Canet, "What I wouldn't give tohave tired of you".But our luxury is never a luxury out of time. Comparisons are made with"Eyes Wide Shut". But where Kidman, the woman, says directly the coupleshould have sex, Knightley is in the brink of talking. No oneguarantees she is going to talk about last night, and that is an act oflove, coming from the film.
isabel_towns (30 April 2012)
Every time I see a movie that I like I feel like when I'm starting tofall in love, few movies have done that, but this movie made me feellike a teenager. It so good, I have been feeling the need to talkabout, just like when I meet someone I like. What makes this movie sogood? Everything. The story is quite simple. But the question behind itisn't: what is worst a sexual betrayal or a romantic betrayal? Themovie let us decide that. It also plays with stereotypes. Guys willalways wonder if they could have sex with a sexy women they meet andwomen always have a private prince charming. The one who they think offwhen life is not going well or when is going too well. The charactersand performances are good. The thing is, Sam's performance is gooduntil Guillame comes along and steals the show; he is so good. I hadadmired him since I saw Ensemble c'est tout, but here he is beyondgood. So at the end Sam's seems made out of plastic, really. Keira isgood, one can feel her uncertainty, anger and excitement. And Evasurprised me, she will not get the Oscar, but she proves she can worksomething serious and be right for such a roll. The script is also verygood, one can tell that the characters have well developed backgrounds.The photography is also quite nice, it helps to create a intimateatmosphere. No need to say that if you like these kind of movies thatdeals with relationships and just the hard work of being humans thismovie is for you.
GloriaY (30 April 2012)
This was an excellent movie. The acting was superb. It was subtle but realistic. It's a shame that this movie was overlooked because of the trite subject matter. It unveiled the story in a manner unlike any other movie. You can feel both the physical betrayal and the mental betrayal that happened and it's up to you to decide which is the worse. Loved it. subtle and beautiful. Despite the superficial image of it, really enticing, could not take my eyes away for a second due to the odd tension
lewiskendell (29 April 2012)
"And I think I'd still be here, attracted to you."Emotional affairs, physical affairs, is one any worse than the other?That's one of the questions raised in Last Night, a drama about acouple that faces temptations of different kinds on a night apart fromeach other. Michael (Sam Worthington) spends time in the company ofLaura (Eva Mendes), an incredibly sexy co-worker that he can't denyhaving an attraction to, even as he constantly reminds himself how muchhe loves his wife, Joanna (Keira Knightley). Joanna bumps into Alex(Guillaume Canet), a man from her past that her husband knows nothingabout, and that she still has undeniably strong feelings for. The look of the movie is undeniably appealing, with beautiful peopleand beautiful cinematography. The night scenes set in New Yorkespecially stuck with me. As for the actual content of Last Night, it'spretty good, but not remarkable. The story is handled in a mature andreasonably realistic way, without portraying the characters tooshallowly or simply. If you're looking for a well-made adult romantic drama with some goodactors, you could do a lot worse than Last Night.Â
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