Last Night
Lions Gate Films | Release Date: November 5, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
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Generally favorable reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0
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91
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
A surreal, elegantly melancholy, and yet witty ensemble story. Read full review
81
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
Easily the best millennial movie, Don McKellar's Last Night is also the only one to use the idea of apocalyptic end-time as a vehicle to explore the absurdity of human desire. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Though the film is dark and the ideas run deep, it's perversely fun to think about. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldPhoebe Flowers
A slight movie, and in the end you wish it said a little more, but it is also a startlingly honest production. When it's all over, you can't imagine it being any other way. Read full review
75
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
A shockingly eloquent, nearly moving feat of Y2K-trendiness. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Rather incredibly ends up being a kind of inspirational upper. Read full review
75
New York PostJonathan Foreman
A rare and welcome reminder of how original, provocative and moving a low-budget independent film can be. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
Writer and first-time director Don McKellar, also one of the film's stars, makes the plot gimmick an inventive jumping-off point for an exploration of humanity in a state of quiet panic. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
A gifted cast and a surprisingly delicate ending are the movie's best assets. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
As the final hour approaches for the characters in Last Night, there are moments of startling poignancy. Read full review
70
Washington PostStephen Hunter
An end-of-the-world movie like no other. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesJan Stuart
A mordantly funny and shrewdly understated millennial fantasy. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAmy Taubin
A witty, trenchant script, lots of complicated characters, and a few actors who turn human frailty into something nearly sublime. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleSteve Davis
In contemplating whether the world will end with a bang or a whimper, it reveals a little something of the human condition as we enter a new age. Read full review
60
Film.comHenry Cabot Beck
A smart and somber little film with some decent performances and a few sharp observations about function and futility, but I can't help wishing that the picture, like it's characters, had not gone quite so gentle into that good night. Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklySteven Leigh Morris
Strangely uplifting, a kind of ode to how on Earth we think we're passing the time. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Softening that apocalyptic undercurrent is a counter-strain of quiet nobility. Read full review
60
Dallas ObserverBill Gallo
An engaging preapocalyptic fantasy. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
The narrative emphasizes coincidences, but they're nicely understated. If it didn't seem gimmicky and self-indulgent...the movie might be more affecting. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
There are poignant moments in this apocalyptic "what if" exercise. Read full review
50
NewsweekAnjali Arora
There's an ample sense of foreboding in Last Night -- but sadly, very little else. Read full review
50
Film.comGemma Files
If the current flood of pre-millennial tension movies teaches us nothing else, it demonstrates how desperate we've all become to see whether we could make our peace in the time provided, if forced to by circumstances beyond our control. Read full review
40
TNT RoughCutMatt Kelsey
The actors share much of the screen time but the viewer never quite gets the chance to relate to each one individually. Read full review
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