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Last Night
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Generally favorable reviews
Based on 23 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 11 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama
Written by: Don McKellar
Directed by: Don McKellar
Release Date:
Theatrical: November 5, 1999
DVD: March 28, 2000
Running Time: 93 minutes, Color
Origin: Canada
Summary
RATING: R for sexuality, language and brief violence
Starring Don McKellar, David Cronenberg, Genevieve Bujold, Sandra Oh, and Callum Keith Rennie
The world isn't coming to an end just yet -- there are still six hours left! During the last day on planet Earth, everyone has his or her own unique way of preparing for the end. (Lions Gate Films)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
A surreal, elegantly melancholy, and yet witty ensemble story.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson
Easily the best millennial movie, Don McKellar's Last Night is also the only one to use the idea of apocalyptic end-time as a vehicle to explore the absurdity of human desire.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Peter Stack
Writer and first-time director Don McKellar, also one of the film's stars, makes the plot gimmick an inventive jumping-off point for an exploration of humanity in a state of quiet panic.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
A gifted cast and a surprisingly delicate ending are the movie's best assets.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
As the final hour approaches for the characters in Last Night, there are moments of startling poignancy.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jack Mathews
Though the film is dark and the ideas run deep, it's perversely fun to think about.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Phoebe Flowers
A slight movie, and in the end you wish it said a little more, but it is also a startlingly honest production. When it's all over, you can't imagine it being any other way.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Examiner Wesley Morris
A shockingly eloquent, nearly moving feat of Y2K-trendiness.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold
Rather incredibly ends up being a kind of inspirational upper.
Read Full Review >New York Post Jonathan Foreman
A rare and welcome reminder of how original, provocative and moving a low-budget independent film can be.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Amy Taubin
A witty, trenchant script, lots of complicated characters, and a few actors who turn human frailty into something nearly sublime.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Jan Stuart
A mordantly funny and shrewdly understated millennial fantasy.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Steve Davis
In contemplating whether the world will end with a bang or a whimper, it reveals a little something of the human condition as we enter a new age.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Steven Leigh Morris
Strangely uplifting, a kind of ode to how on Earth we think we're passing the time.
Read Full Review >Film.com Henry Cabot Beck
A smart and somber little film with some decent performances and a few sharp observations about function and futility, but I can't help wishing that the picture, like it's characters, had not gone quite so gentle into that good night.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Stephen Holden
Softening that apocalyptic undercurrent is a counter-strain of quiet nobility.
Read Full Review >Film.com Gemma Files
If the current flood of pre-millennial tension movies teaches us nothing else, it demonstrates how desperate we've all become to see whether we could make our peace in the time provided, if forced to by circumstances beyond our control.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector
The narrative emphasizes coincidences, but they're nicely understated. If it didn't seem gimmicky and self-indulgent...the movie might be more affecting.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
There are poignant moments in this apocalyptic "what if" exercise.
Read Full Review >Newsweek Anjali Arora
There's an ample sense of foreboding in Last Night -- but sadly, very little else.
Read Full Review >TNT RoughCut Matt Kelsey
The actors share much of the screen time but the viewer never quite gets the chance to relate to each one individually.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.4 (out of 10) based on 11 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Keir gave it a9:
I love this movie. It's brilliant, very Canadian, with an amazing cast and a uniquely sedate take on apocalypse.
Craig B. gave it a10:
I rented this film because somebody told me that I look like the main character. I am glad that I did. The film is very original from start to finish. This film has an intriguing premise that motivates several engaging characters, and the pacing of the movie gives it a dreamlike quality that is compelling and interesting to watch.
Vlad A. gave it a5:
Sandra Oh has a bad Oh face.
Michael gave it a 10:
very funny Canadian view of the end of the world. sandra Oh is wonderful.
Daniel W. gave it a 10:
Excellent, though disturbing!
Lorah L. gave it a 10:
Yes.
