Movie #1748 "Late Night" -- I have been wanting to see this movie ever since it came out, and finally the other night I sat down and watched it (streamed it on Amazon Prime). Great potential here with a story based one the comedy room of the only female late night hostess, but I didn't feel the script as good as its potential. It had ups and downs, so it was a bit hit or miss. Some parts were funny --- like Emma's character working with her staff and not learning names so she calls them numbers..... but from the trailer, I thought the film would be more on the actual writing, or showing more of the t.v. show itself and her in action, but it wasn't. I even thought there should be more on how the Mindy Kaling character helped her get better, but not of that was really covered very much at all. The film's script seem to manufacture their relationship, and so it wasn't as believable as I thought it would be --- or insightful. I have to say that I'm not much of a Mindy Kaling fan --- I always thought she was a weak actress on the office --- never believed her character, and like that she was always winking at the camera, and she was just okay here. Playing opposite Hugh Dancy should be a win/win for her, but I just didn't think she was in the moment. However, Emma is amazing, as usual. It's just this vehicle didn't seem good enough for her and what she is capable of doing. But that being said, I liked the film ---- it was fine, and I found it enjoyable in most places, so I would give it a 4 out of 5. It just didn't cover what I wanted it to do.
"LATE NIGHT" 2009 R-RATED 1 HOUR AND 42 MINUTES
Accused of being antifeminist, late-night talk-show host Katherine Newbury hires her first female writer, Molly Patel. But what begins as a "marriage of convenience" evolves into more as Molly injects a much-needed fresh viewpoint.
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