Day 11: Last Night (1998)

With a tagline like "It's not the end of the world... there's still six hours left", how could you not be interested?

Starring: Sandra Oh, David Cronenberg, Sarah Polley
Directed by: Don McKellar

The Positives:

-The opening sequence of a post-rioted New York City set to "Last Night" was beautiful.
- Not to mention how real the scene involving the family who is celebrating their last christmas feels, especially since every character still has their own troubles which they bring to the table, even when facing their own death.
- David Cronenberg should act a lot more. He emphasizes the emotional core of a character who one wouldn't even think was relevant at all.

- Matter of fact, I think the film's greatest strength is the cast and their performances.

- The movie does have a dark sort of beauty to it as well. Especially in the quieter scenes.
- 'Last Night' kind of feels like an "end of the world" sequel to 'Go'. Even though every character has their own story, they often interact and bump into each other as the movie progresses.


The Negatives:

- I am slightly more concerned about the human race now. I notice many movies about the end of the world are like this, with most humans becoming deranged, crazy lunatics, and I can't help but to feel that their is a truth to it.
- Watching a sex addict try to talk their best friend into sleeping with them was especially awkward... especially considering both friends were straight men.

- I would also like to know what caused the end of the world. Yes, I know not giving the premise a definite answer gives the film more mystery, but I find that kind of cliche now. I think having a well thought out reason for the apocalypse is much more interesting than just leaving it up for the audience to guess.

- It's a good film, yes, and it will definitely stand as one of the better films in the "apocalyptic" genre, yet I have a feeling I'm more likely to just remember certain clips rather than the movie as a whole. I could even say it's a bit... bland.

Grade: B-

'Last Night' feels like an extended episode of 'The Twilight Zone', just in color. If it were, it'd be one of the better episodes.