Tuesday, 17 July 2018

The Night Before (2015 Jonathan Levine & co-scr)

A remarkably ordinary-looking bunch of people interact on Christmas Eve - Joseph Gordon-Levitt (who actually looks older in teenager scenes), Seth Rogan, Anthony Mackie, Jillian Bell, Lizzy Kaplan and Mindy Kaling, with Michael Shannon as 'Mr Green'. Lorraine Toussaint good as Mackie's mom.

It slightly overplays its hand - I would have stopped on the baby. But did enjoy Seth in the Manger.

Slightly weird to be watching a strange, drug-fuelled version of 'A Christmas Carol' in warm July. Shot by Brandon Trost in Panavision.

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