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Nov 20, 2015 · The Night Before is a well-intentioned comedy with some big laughs and some big misfires, but it ultimately works because Rogen and his well-cast buddies ground it in a way that makes them likable. A killer Michael Shannon supporting performance never hurts either.
Nov 20, 2015 · Rated 5/5 Stars • 12/22/23. Rated 4/5 Stars • 12/21/23. Rated 5/5 Stars • 12/20/23. Jonathan Levine. Director. Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Ethan. Seth Rogen. Isaac. Anthony Mackie. Chris. Jillian Bell....
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Nov 20, 2015 · Directed By: Jonathan Levine. Written By: Jonathan Levine, Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir, Evan Goldberg. The Night Before. Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 31 Critic Reviews. 58. User Score Generally Favorable Based on 140 User Ratings. 6.3. My Score. Hover and click to give a rating. Add My Review. Where to Watch. Amazon ($2.99) All Watch Options.
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By Terri Schwartz
Updated: Nov 24, 2018 7:04 pm
Posted: Nov 17, 2015 4:45 am
Jonathan Levine's The Night Before was sold as a raunchy, drug-filled Christmas adventure starring three of Hollywood's most likable actors: Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. If it had been just that premise, it almost certainly would have been a fun movie, but The Night Before is much more and much better than its marketing gives it credit for.
The comedy follows three childhood best friends -- Rogen's Isaac, Mackie's Chris and Levitt's Ethan -- who began a yearly tradition to celebrate Christmas together after a tragedy struck Ethan's life. They stick with that yearly celebration of spending the holiday with their friend-family for over a decade, but as they enter their 30s and family and fame demand their own time commitments, the guys decide to end the tradition with one last hurrah.
During one of their earlier Christmases together, they had heard about a legendary secret party called the Nutcracker Ball, and it becomes their white whale. As Isaac and Chris move on with their lives -- Isaac is about to start a family with his wife Betsy (Jillian Bell), while Chris is rising to fame as a football star after an incredible season -- Ethan is stuck, clinging to their tradition as his life stalls out around him. He finds three tickets to the Nutcracker Ball during that last Christmas together, and drags his best friends along on a crazy adventure as a way to embrace their youths by living out this old dream.
The Night Before works on many levels, both as a funny, drug-filled comedy and as a more emotional and relatable personal story. The film plays all of its stars and supporting actors to their strengths, particularly Michael Shannon, who is a standout as a drug dealer who's more than meets the eye. The movie doesn't perfectly stick its landing, but ...
Nov 20, 2015 · With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie, Jillian Bell. On Christmas Eve, three lifelong friends spend the night in New York City looking for the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.
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- Comedy, Fantasy
- Jonathan Levine
- 2015-11-20
The movie is hilarious, from start to finish; I laughed-out-loud, nearly the entire film. The performances are great, and the script is brilliant. The only problem I have with the movie though, is the cheesy melodrama; whenever the film tries to get too serious, it doesn't work (and the romance sucks).
Nov 17, 2015 · Film Review: ‘The Night Before’. Reviewed at AMC Empire 25, New York, Nov. 11, 2015. MPAA Rating: R. Running time: 101 MIN. Production: A Sony Pictures Entertainment release of a Columbia...
