The Good Night (2007)
26 %
Reviews Counted: 39 Fresh: 10 Rotten:29 Average Rating: 4.6/10
Consensus:
That The Good Night is the work of a first-time writer/director is apparent, as the story feels disjointed and never connects with the audience.
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Theatrical Release: Oct 5, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: Jake Paltrow directs his sister Gwyneth in this take on the midlife crisis. Gary (Martin Freeman) was once riding high as the member of a successful pop band. Now, seven years later, the band is no more and he pays the bills by composing mediocre music for commercials. To further add to his... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Martin Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Penelope Cruz, Simon Pegg, Danny De Vito
Director: Jake Paltrow
Screenwriter: Jake Paltrow
Producer: Donna Gigliotti, Bill Johnson
Composer: Alec Puro
Screenwriter: Jake Paltrow
Producer: Donna Gigliotti, Bill Johnson
Composer: Alec Puro
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04/03/08
This sleepyhead Prince Charming is in for a rude awakening when the choosy, chain smoking Anna, actual female that she is, finds him an annoying loser, and at best undesirable. Au revoir, unconditional love. Someone wake me when it's over.
03/30/08
The Good Night is a superlative feature film from Jake Paltrow; a fulfilling buffet of aches and pains from the discontented, poured into an amusing, uneasy comedic fantasy that barely misses a step.
03/11/08
If the hero has trouble dozing off, that's not a problem which will affect many viewers of this movie.
01/18/08
As a comedy of male delusion, Night seems to shrink from its flimsy dramatic subtexts; as a probing of dream and reality in love, its pretensions to depth suggest a neutered comedic courage: Woody Allen-lite.
01/18/08
Such a big grey blanket of misery it should have been called "Eternal Cloud Cover".
01/18/08
What comedy there is fails to ignite and the romance is stillborn since we don’t care who sleeps with whom or whether they do it in real life or the dream world.
01/18/08
An all-star cast and Pegg's larger-than-life turn can't stop this offbeat yarn being a bit of a snooze.
01/18/08
Skimming through comedy, satire and cautionary tale, it’s all somewhat vague – exasperatingly so when suggestive artiness seems to have been intended. Not as clever as it thinks.
01/18/08
Despite some wry humour, the miscast leads and sour tone are as out of place in this Woody Allen landscape as Gwyneth’s silly wig.
01/18/08
The Good Night toys with some interesting ideas but it never quite works, largely because none of the characters are particularly likeable.
01/17/08
Feature debut of Jake Platrow (brother of star Gwyneth Paltrow, who co-stars) is a disappointing meditation on the danger and seductiveness of dreams, a pale imitation of Woody Allen's edgier urban comedies.
10/31/07
Despite going in fully expecting and wanting to enjoy this movie, it instead left me vaguely depressed and highly disappointed.
10/27/07
Daneizomenos stoiheia ap' ta opoia o Richard Linklater ehei bgalei olokliri tainia me to Waking Life (2001) kai tehnikes poy o Michel Gondry kserei akribos pos kai giati tis hrisimopoiei, o Paltrow honei mesa kai typiki kardia romantikis istorias, gia na
10/14/07
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