11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A GREAT MOVIE!, July 31 2005
By P. Hall "Phil Hall" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Until the Night (DVD)
This film represents the best of contemporary independent cinema: a mature, compelling dissection of very real and very flawed adults as they try to find their way through the world. Gregory Hatanaka's direction and screenplay is intelligent and powerful, and the performances (particularly Norman Reedus) are amazing for their depth and scope. This film should be seen by anyone who wants to experience a smart, focused and memorable motion picture.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Dark Introspective Masterpiece, Aug 1 2005
By John Rodriguez - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Until the Night (DVD)
I checked out Until The Night on a fluke. I hadn't heard of it and only stumbled across it after looking up Norman Reedus on IMDB.com after I saw him in Floating (another great film) at a friends house.
Anyway, what a film. Dark, depressing, intense, real and brilliantly acted. What raw and eye opening performances from the leads, Norman and Kathleen. I was riveted by every moment of this film.
I highly reccoment picking this film up. You won't be disappointed.
Fans of heavy drama will be very satisfied.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Which way is up?, Mar 22 2008
By D. Roberts "Hadrian12" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Until the Night (DVD)
This movie contains a collection of the most rudderless, lost characters I've ever seen in my life. The story seems to meander around as the lot of them try to make up their mind as to what they really want out of life. All of the major personas have unhealthy relationships which they would be best to jettison....but they don't.
While the story is far from compelling, the acting is good. Kathleen Robertson is both beautiful AND she has a very strong screen presence. I hope to see much more of her in the future. If nothing else, the story of her character is pretty true to life; a beautiful woman marries the biggest loser she can possibly find. I've seen that happen all-too-frequently in my time. Sarah Lassez is stunning, looks great topless and reminds me very much of a young Madeline Stowe. While she played somewhat of a bit-part in this film as a femme fatale, she was captivating in all of her minutes in the movie.
The male actors, I thought, left much more to be desired. The main dude seemed to have a phobia about combing his hair as he looked like he just woke up all the way thru the film. Is that in style now or something? I can never keep up.....
If you like movies that are way, way, way off the beaten path, you just might like this one. However, the fact that the film is quaint does not mean it's necessarily good. Just remember that if you choose to view it.