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Movie Reviews of After Hours
Movie Review: Martin Scorsese's Masterpiece!!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you're a big Martin Scorsese fan, then you'll love this movie! This is BY FAR one of my favorite movies of all time! If you're expecting an Italian Mafia movie, then think again! Shot for only $4 million, in this DARK COMEDY you will follow a lonely computer programmer Paul Hackett (excellently played by Griffin Dunne) into the dark streets and through the late hours of the night. I'm not going to give away anything but all that I have to say is: A NIGHT FROM HELL!! Griffin's character is so realistic and beilevable, you just can't help getting sucked in! The main music in the film is awsome! It's very mysterious and sets the tone very well! Basically, this film is a masterpiece!! Every single person in this film put in 200% effort, especially Scorsese!! I'm telling you, see this movie!! you will not be sorry if you do and you will regret it if you don't!!Movie Review: Not Your Typical Scorsese Film
Summary: 5 Stars
I really liked this film. However, I am a little surprised at the depth of love for this film - many other reviewers on this site say it's one of their favorite films, which I do not quite understand. Yes, it was very unique, funny, and at times brilliant. Having said that, it's not even close to Scorsese's better work on five or six other films. Still, you would never know it's a Scorsese film if you hadn't been told and did not look at the film credits. No gangsters, no wise-guy violence, no catholic guilt.
If you are looking for an off-beat comedy, this one is certainly heads and shoulders above the usual fare. I just can't understand why it has become a cult classic. I give it five stars because it makes other comedies seem lame by comparison, although on the Scorsese meter, it's not even in the top five.
Movie Review: A really good film about a really bad night
Summary: 5 Stars
Unlike any other film I've seen. With its exquisite direction, and its not quite dramatic, not quite comedic vision of 80s SoHo, it looks and feels different from most other movies. Because of the visual indifference of the vast majority of modern American comedies, it almost feels strange to laugh at something that has been so beautifully shot, edited, and composed. It also features some really memorable characters - the vulnerable, beautiful Rosanna Arquette (whose "Surrender Dorothy" monologue is one of the funnier things I've heard), Linda Fiorentino's punky artist, and, my favorite, a 1960s-fetishizing Terri Garr (with an entire shelf full of hairspray). It's a wonderful film - as long as you don't go into it expecting a madcap comedy - for this is a comedy of the darkest order, not so far off from a nightmare.Movie Review: Totally original and surreal
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw this movie when I was wandering around some party many years ago and came across this room where "After Hours" was showing. I missed the first ten minutes and had no odea what was going on, but I was amazed by this incredibly original and strange movie. Griffin Dunne is excellent as a nervous and nerdy office worker that lands in the bizarre world of SOHO without a dime to his name and no way home. The cast of characters he encounters are all original and bizarre and give the movie a slightly disturbing, yet funny because it isn't you quality. How many other movies are out there where the main character is being hunted by an insane Mr. Softy truck driver and a bunch of gay men? There's also some great music, in particular a "Bad Brains" song I hadn't heard in a decade. Buy the movie and watch it!Movie Review: One of Scorsese's most underrated classics!
Summary: 5 Stars
Paul Hackett has a very strange night when he decides to go out on a date with a woman he just met at a coffee shop. She invites him into her home, and unfortunately, their date ends too soon when he is asked to leave. After he leaves, he realizes that he's in a surrounding that he's unfamiliar with, and since he lost his last $20, he's trapped! His quest to get home quickly turns into a nightmare, as he encounters one mishap after another.
Recognized by film buffs as a cult classic "late night" comedy, After Hours features excellent direction by Martin Scorsese, and a great performance from the underrated Griffin Dunne (who you'll recognize from "An American Werewolf in London", "My Girl", and most recently "Stuck on You"). Recommended!