Kate McKinnon and Scarlett Johansson are largely wasted in Rough Night. The premise is a Girls Go Wild bachelorette weekend that goes wrong. Rough Night is based on Peter Berg’s Very Bad Things from 1998. In this new version with a female cast, very bad things do happen…it’s just that they aren’t very funny. Even though this movie is only 101 minutes long, it seems a lot longer. The last 10 minutes holds a few surprises, but you’ll find this movie more aggravating than humorous. GRADE: C
Didn’t look good from the trailer. I will pass on this. Just rewatched Hawksaw Ridge on blu ray. Liked it even better the second time.
Steve, ROUGH NIGHT wasn’t very good. I’ve heard good things about HACKSAW RIDGE. I’ll check it out.
PASS!
Bob, you might laugh in few times if you watched ROUGH NIGHT. Happy Father’s Day!
Yeah, the trailers were horrible. Can’t understand Scarlett’s movie choices of late.
Patti, I saw Scarlett on COLBERT and she said she’s filming the next MARVEL extravaganza, THE INFINITY WARS. I suspect ROUGH NIGHT was initially attractive to the female cast because it’s being marketed as “like BRIDESMAIDS.” Bust it’s nowhere near as funny.
Yeah. Looks bad. Kate McKinnon got the only decent reviews.
We watched a GREAT movie that I could have sworn we’d seen before (and bits were very familiar), but unless both of us had our memories wiped, we hadn’t:
Hayao Miyazaki’s SPIRITED AWAY. I’m sure we’re the last to see it. But if you haven’t… .
And Happy Father’s Day, George and all the rest of you fathers out there.
Jeff, I love SPIRITED AWAY. Great film! Thanks for the Happy Father’s Day wishes. We’re expecting thunderstorms this afternoon so we’re not going to any of the picnics we were invited to.
We had an inch and a half of rain yesterday in a short period of time. Today looks somewhat better. The sun is actually out now and if it does rain, it isn’t supposed to be as bad (fingers crossed). We have another off-Broadway matinee, this one in the Village. It is a revival of Horton Foote’s 1954 THE TRAVELING LADY.
Extra bonus: pizza for lunch!
Here’s a description:
Written by the beloved playwright and master storyteller Horton Foote, The Traveling Lady is the unforgettable tale of an intrepid woman who journeys to a small town in Texas to reunite with her husband upon his release from prison. A poignant story of loss and redemption, The Traveling Lady is a searching look into America’s heart and soul.
Jeff, I like the description! I’ve read some of Horton Foote’s work.
Jeff, sounds great! A play and pizza! Great combination!
This is our third Foote theater experience. We saw DIVIDING THE ESTATE, with Elizabeth Ashley and Gerald McRaney, Penny Fuller, and Hallie Foote (the author’s daughter) in 2008, and HARRISON, TX: Three Plays (one-acters), with Hallie Foote and Jayne Houdyshell, in 2012.
Jeff, Foote is an underrated writer and playwright. I wish we were in NYC longer. We’d go see more plays!
Happy Father’s Day, George.
I think some actors look for great roles, others look for great paychecks.
Rick, I think Scarlett wanted to try a “big” comedy. She might be tired to playing superhero roles. But ROUGH NIGHT was the wrong movie.
Happy Father’s Day to you, too, George!