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Last Night (1998)

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Reviews Counted: 47

Fresh: 40

Rotten:7

Average Rating: 7.3/10

Consensus: An engrossing, poignant film, Last Night examines the end of the world through humorous and thought-provoking dialogue.

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Writer/director/actor Don McKellar's take on the always intriguing "end of the world" concept is a thoughtful, engaging effort that uses dialogue instead of action to discuss this premise... Writer/director/actor Don McKellar's take on the always intriguing "end of the world" concept is a thoughtful, engaging effort that uses dialogue instead of action to discuss this premise intellectually. The inhabitants of a Canadian city quietly accept the news that the world is going to end at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day, 2000 (wisely, an explanation is never given). Rather than succumb to obscene hysteria, the various assembled characters come to terms with their situations thoughtfully and reasonably. McKellar's film is a pleasant change of pace from Hollywood's barrage of action-packed visions of the apocalypse. [More]

Starring: Don McKellar, Sandra Oh, Callum Keith Rennie, Sarah Polley

Starring: Don McKellar, Sandra Oh, Callum Keith Rennie, Sarah Polley, David Cronenberg, Tracy Wright, Geneviève Bujold, Roberta Maxwell, Robin Gammell

Director: Don McKellar

Director: Don McKellar
Screenwriter: Don McKellar
Producer: Niv Fichman, Daniel Iron
Composer: Alexina Louie, Alex Pauk

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Leonard Klady
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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
N/R

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Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

stunning apocalyptic drama

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08/26/05
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
N/R

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Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/21/05
Houston Chronicle

No review available.

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07/03/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
N/R

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Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

The humor does not negate the scenario's anguished heart, brought to wrenching life primarily by the extraordinary Oh.

Full Review Source: Mr. Brown's Movies | comment Comment
01/03/05
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies

No review available.

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12/17/04
Spence D.
IGN Movies

Required viewing for anyone who hasn't yet planned her own last night.

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07/18/04
Martin Scribbs
Low IQ Canadian

The film has a kind of airless, artificial quality that made it seem much longer than it actually was.

Full Review Source: Nick's Flick Picks | comment Comment
04/30/04
Nick Davis
Nick's Flick Picks

For all its wry humor, it concludes as a heart-piercing affirmation of life and love in the face of death.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
02/21/04
Steve Murray
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

No review available.

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01/12/04
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

No review available.

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

No review available.

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08/17/03
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
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06/18/03
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

While it lacks the tension and panic of a similar film, Miracle Mile, [it] boasts a cast of intriguing characters in an equally intriguing (though unlikely) scenario.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
03/19/03
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

It's the End of The World as We Know It, and this crafty Canadian film chronicles the end times in smart, snappy fashion.

Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
11/07/02
James Rocchi
Netflix

McKellar is a good storyteller, and he demonstrates a clever -- albeit dark -- sense of humor. But much of it goes for naught because of the movie's sterile patina.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
11/06/02
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune

Last Night succeeds where so many other films have failed because it concentrates on the element that its predecessors have ignored: the human factor.

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08/18/02
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
 
 
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