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- chelseatriscott
- 2 de abr. de 2022
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The movie poster for NIGHT NIGHT recalls old school movie posters, say from the age of Alfred Hitchcock. And its plot has more than a few passing Hitchcockian undertones, even if imitated pretty badly.
The first strike against the movie is its production values: they look so cheap that it is suprising to see at least a half-way realistic-looking accident-scene. But other than that, the cinematography almost yells "basement budget" in practically every scene.
The second strike is that the movie does not contain much tension, as it is possible to figure out what is really happening quite early in the movie. I dismissed it as way too implausible (see third point) and was therefore hoping for a plot twist involving the protagonist's brother, but the entire thread involving him ended up being irrelevant to the story.
Thirdly, and most importantly, the plot is so implausible that it not only passes the threshold of incredulity, but leaves it so far behind that it passes the threshold of stupidity. What are the chances of such an event happening? How did the police not figure it out immediately? How does the villain have such apparently superhuman powers in manipulating data remotely and killing a police officer on short notice without getting caught? Why was there no discussion about who was at fault in the accident before it was dumped on the audience at the end in a court scene? And what was up with that nonsensical, stupid epilogue?
As of this writing, NIGHT NIGHT is rated 7.3 on IMDb. I have found that, for whatever reason, high IMDb scores seem to be unreliable indicators of quality for recently made indie movies. A couple other low-budget, low-quality affairs with similar problems I have seen are TAKE OUT and a WISEGUY CHRISTMAS, which got 7.6 and 8.0 respectively, as of this writing. I think from now on I will ignore high IMDb scores for indie movies less than 3 years old.
The first strike against the movie is its production values: they look so cheap that it is suprising to see at least a half-way realistic-looking accident-scene. But other than that, the cinematography almost yells "basement budget" in practically every scene.
The second strike is that the movie does not contain much tension, as it is possible to figure out what is really happening quite early in the movie. I dismissed it as way too implausible (see third point) and was therefore hoping for a plot twist involving the protagonist's brother, but the entire thread involving him ended up being irrelevant to the story.
Thirdly, and most importantly, the plot is so implausible that it not only passes the threshold of incredulity, but leaves it so far behind that it passes the threshold of stupidity. What are the chances of such an event happening? How did the police not figure it out immediately? How does the villain have such apparently superhuman powers in manipulating data remotely and killing a police officer on short notice without getting caught? Why was there no discussion about who was at fault in the accident before it was dumped on the audience at the end in a court scene? And what was up with that nonsensical, stupid epilogue?
As of this writing, NIGHT NIGHT is rated 7.3 on IMDb. I have found that, for whatever reason, high IMDb scores seem to be unreliable indicators of quality for recently made indie movies. A couple other low-budget, low-quality affairs with similar problems I have seen are TAKE OUT and a WISEGUY CHRISTMAS, which got 7.6 and 8.0 respectively, as of this writing. I think from now on I will ignore high IMDb scores for indie movies less than 3 years old.
- Armin_Nikkhah_Shirazi
- 9 de mar. de 2022
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Woman has car accident, suffers amnesia, and then weirdness follows. There aren't any real surprises in this film, and it relies heavily on typical elements and tropes to pull the cookie cutter pieces together. Unfortunately, there isn't much to pull together in the first place. "Surprise" ending is neither a surprise nor much of an ending. Acting is standard without much punch to it. The quality of the film looks like nothing more than a low grade cable movie that would are after midnight. It tries for something greater in a psychological thriller, but it left me with a tinny taste in my mouth, a poor quality artificial substitute. If you want a casual distractor during a rainy afternoon, this works well as that. Otherwise, don't expect much of anything and choose to pass.
- jmbovan-47-160173
- 16 de mar. de 2023
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This was terrible. I gave it a chance because it had a score of 6.2 on this site. However, I took a look at the breakdown of the votes. The people who post to this site regularly gave it an average of 3. The look of this film is that of a low-end made for tv movie--visually bland. The acting does nothing to add to the enjoyment, although I can kind of see some potential in Brenna D'Amico. The story is completely unsatisfying with a cop-out ending. At about 45 minutes in, I was still somewhat interested in seeing where this went, but once the answers came, it fell apart completely. This should never have been made.
- jfgibson73
- 26 de dez. de 2021
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- bajaharley
- 11 de abr. de 2023
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Acting was decent at best. The writing was atrocious. Too many impossibilities and timeline snafu's to even go into. Don't get me started on how much of a dumpster fire the ending was. Did I mention there were tons of impossibilities? Oh and a gazillion things were left unexplained that simply make no sense even to a troglodyte. I wouldn't even classify it as a "B" movie. More like a F movie for abject FAILURE to have one suspend belief. I can never get back those lost minutes of my life.
- rallenbrewer
- 13 de jan. de 2022
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- theravenontopofthehill
- 22 de abr. de 2023
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- ntdvxwrq
- 6 de jul. de 2023
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From the oddly paced story to the weird character development choices, this was a strange and silly watch. But I do like Brenna D'Amico a lot and I feel like she can shine in a better directed and well written project.
- twb632
- 30 de mar. de 2022
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Where to begin. The acting was alright. The problem was the storyline you could tell right off the bat what was gonna happen. So easy to figure out what would have been great was if there was a huge plot twist at the end where you find out she did it all on purpose because she found out she was his mistress.
- lisea-62280
- 23 de jan. de 2022
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This was odd, colourful and relatively entertaining. What more could you ask for in the genre. Most "horrors" these days aren't real horrors, they're just great watches.
- agupta-875-133149
- 16 de nov. de 2021
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The poster for Night Night has the beautiful star of the film, Brenna D'Amico, clothed in a barely nothing slip, holding a gun. Clearly the marketers wanted to get the viewers attention, and from my male perspective, it worked. She looks like a young Angelina Jolie "type." But that's not what the film is about. Night Night is a thriller, the type we've seen many times, that's tacked on with an ambiguous ending, made watchable by a few, genuinely creepy moments and the gorgeous D'Amico. 7 out of 10.
- Iceman-15
- 5 de mar. de 2022
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- sohini-69666
- 27 de abr. de 2023
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I didn't expect a lot from this film since it telegraphs "low budget" from the start, but it's a decent thriller. I'm pretty sure I've seen this plot before, but not entirely sure where. However, it's a good story so I can see how it gets reimagined periodically. There's a little bit of an attempt to mix up the "psychological thriller" formula up at the end. I'm not sure it totally works, but an effort was made. The movie sets out from the familiar car accident/coma combo and from there goes down roads that the thriller fan knows well, but I think if you're a genre fan, you'll find it acceptable viewing. If, however, you don't really get into the thriller conventions, it doesn't rise above them, so it's maybe worth skipping this one.
- tarchon
- 23 de abr. de 2023
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- renaeott
- 27 de abr. de 2023
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The trailer is way better than the movie itself. You are left with so many question to things that make no sense. The acting and the story line is terrible.
- gtx-51235
- 21 de nov. de 2021
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This was hands down the worst movie I've ever watched. No real story line that added up and could have ended like 6 times before it actually did.the trailer looked so good so I rented it and I wish I could get my money back.
- laurenh-55796
- 16 de nov. de 2021
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Trailer is better than the movie. If you're looking for a good story, good acting and good cinematography this is not the movie for you. Poor timeline and they provide no details into anything for the story, I can't unwatch it but please spare yourselves from this beat down.
- gtgonzz
- 19 de nov. de 2021
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Eric Roberts was once an accomplished award winning actor. In more recent years, appears every movie he is in is rubbish and his acting ability is poor. I do not know which was worse in his acting ability... this rubbish movie or that disgusting vomit of a movie called "rebels of PT-218"... give this movie a huge wide berth, it is rubbish from start to finish.
- OzMovieWatcher
- 26 de nov. de 2021
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7 on IMDb qualifies as a good watch. It's the opposite. Way too impractical, way too fictional and an ending that was designed to leave people thinking about the movie more has only achieved the thought of idiocy about the story of the movie.
- itsali-16099
- 25 de mar. de 2022
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- jm-61596
- 25 de mar. de 2022
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Not a bad film at all. Low budget but very entertaining. Some of the performances brought it down a tad, but overall a good attempt and an intriguing story.
- bergsr-72843
- 22 de dez. de 2021
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It's not the worst movie ever made but it is probably the worst movie to be released so far in 2021. I have considered Justice League for that spot. Then I saw the new Home Alone which I was sure would be the strongest contender but now Night Night has joined the chat and I'm convinced it is the worst movie of 2021 and if we can do worse then I would be interested to see how.
Disney girl should stick to Disney channel. Eric Roberts is Eric Roberts. Tony Todd is good for the five minutes he has but we need more of him.
Please tell me the director and writer who made this were trying to Punk me because I don't know how to justify this crime against humanity and film if this was meant to be taken seriously.
Seriously! No!
Disney girl should stick to Disney channel. Eric Roberts is Eric Roberts. Tony Todd is good for the five minutes he has but we need more of him.
Please tell me the director and writer who made this were trying to Punk me because I don't know how to justify this crime against humanity and film if this was meant to be taken seriously.
Seriously! No!
- zigmasand
- 28 de nov. de 2021
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The beginning of this movie had potential for five minutes... Then this picture was all over the place. What was the point again? Loved Eric Robert's as a doctor in pink scrubs "Not" I also loved the green old lady night gowns " hideous" This was just a horrible movie...
- randyunseen
- 28 de nov. de 2021
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- olcayozfirat
- 26 de fev. de 2022
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