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06/24/06
Last Night (1998)
85 %
Reviews Counted: 47 Fresh: 40 Rotten:7 Average Rating: 7.3/10
Consensus:
An engrossing, poignant film, Last Night examines the end of the world through humorous and thought-provoking dialogue.
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Synopsis: Writer/director/actor Don McKellar's take on the always intriguing "end of the world" concept is a thoughtful, engaging effort that uses dialogue instead of action to discuss this premise intellectually. The inhabitants of a Canadian city quietly accept the news that the world is going to... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Don McKellar, Sandra Oh, Callum Keith Rennie, Sarah Polley, David Cronenberg
Director: Don McKellar
Screenwriter: Don McKellar
Producer: Niv Fichman, Daniel Iron
Composer: Alexina Louie, Alex Pauk
Screenwriter: Don McKellar
Producer: Niv Fichman, Daniel Iron
Composer: Alexina Louie, Alex Pauk
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Top Critic
McKellar's only mistake was to craft the niggling central role of Patrick, and then play it himself.
03/05/02
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05/26/06
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07/21/05
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04/09/05
The humor does not negate the scenario's anguished heart, brought to wrenching life primarily by the extraordinary Oh.
01/03/05
The film has a kind of airless, artificial quality that made it seem much longer than it actually was.
04/30/04
For all its wry humor, it concludes as a heart-piercing affirmation of life and love in the face of death.
02/21/04
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06/18/03
While it lacks the tension and panic of a similar film, Miracle Mile, [it] boasts a cast of intriguing characters in an equally intriguing (though unlikely) scenario.
03/19/03
It's the End of The World as We Know It, and this crafty Canadian film chronicles the end times in smart, snappy fashion.
11/07/02
McKellar is a good storyteller, and he demonstrates a clever -- albeit dark -- sense of humor. But much of it goes for naught because of the movie's sterile patina.
11/06/02
Last Night succeeds where so many other films have failed because it concentrates on the element that its predecessors have ignored: the human factor.
08/18/02
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