Madrugada a Dois

The mixture of slapstick humour and seriousness isn't always blended that well. There is some good awkward realism though. The main guy is a beta-male dude who is generally well meaning despite being a bit fearful and judgemental. The girl is - I think - what they call a 'hot mess'. She mixes cynical and righteous anger with goofy wildness.

Kevin (Adam Pally) is looking to have a hot drunken one-night stand. Madeline (Rosa Salazar) takes him to a house but he discovers that it's the home of his boss, famed football coach Will Campbell. He calls Peter who informs him that she's Will's mistress. Peter tells him to keep her there until he arrives in the morning. She has taken pills but Peter stops him from calling the ambulance.

This is mostly a two-person play. It's a low budget indie taking place almost entirely in a house. It rely solely on the two actors and their connection with each other. There is a good back and forth, but it never feels unwritten. It probably would serve well to have some music or a traveling montage or an excursion. It starts to feel a bit claustrophobic hanging out in that house for the whole movie. Overall, it's nice work.

A one night stand with an agenda. Both actors are excellent--combining great physical comedy with characters who are interesting and real.

On the surface this is a movie about jealousy and revenge but within that shell we get to know two people who fall into the category of those that get used and one character, who is not present until the last scene, who is a master at using.

As soon as I saw this i started looking for other films with Rosa Salazar. This is the only thing I found that showcases her substantial acting chops.

If I'm fair Adam Pally is just as good as Salazar but being a guy I was slightly more captivated by her.

If you can enjoy a movie without guns, super heroes or car chases you should check this out. You don't have to be a hopeless romantic but it would probably help.

I like a lot this kind of movies, i mean, one-location movies which are taken place in a short period. Dialogue driven dramas or dramedies, like stage plays. These movies are giving the opportunity to the actors to shine, as long as there is a good script, otherwise it's a double-edged sword and they might get exposed.

NIGHT OWLS could be better, but it could be also worse. Script is not that interesting and the dialogue seems forced at times. However, it was not boring either and there were many intriguing moments that made me empathise with these characters. I can tell for sure that this is not a MUST WATCH movie, i can't recommend it, there are far better movies to spend your time. But if you like this specific genre, you won't be dissapointed. After all, it's well acted and these characters have a little depth.

And the ending is probably the best part of this movie.

Met Salazar a few years back so checked out the reviews for this film, and seemed overall positive and worth a try. After watching this mess though, I have to believe that all the "rave" reviews must be from friends and family of the people involved in the film, or from the people themselves. I can't imagine anyone being blown away by this one. It's watchable, but not very good.