Friday, November 11, 2011

"For a few immortals to live, many people must die. "




Are you still sleeping? You better wake up, you have no time, because time in this case is really money, which equals life, so if you want to live you better value it, every second counts.
"In Time" directed and written by Andrew Niccol, stars Cillian Murphy (as Raymond Leon), Justin Timberlake (Will Salas), Amanda Seyfried (as Sylvia Weis), Olivia Wild (as Rachel Salas) and Jonny Galecki (as Borel). The movie is set in the future 2161 to be exact, where everyone stops aging at 25 and stays that way for the rest of their lives, but the rest of their life might at times be shorter than they've expected, because time in this future is literary money and without that time=money you truly do not survive, because once they turn 25 they only have one more year to live unless they earn more years, this of course enable some to become immortals, but like in our society today also then many have to suffer for a few to enjoy everything life has to offer. Now rich become richer and poor poorer, in the future according to "In Time", rich become immortal and poor mortal.
Our hero is Will Salas a 28 year old factory worker who lives together with his 50 year old mother Rachel. One day during a visit at a bar, Will meets 105 year old Henry Hamilton who has a lot of time left on his clock and flaunts it around a bar in the ghettos. Will senses that Henry will get into trouble by showing off his time and advises him to stop it and leave. But who seeks trouble finds it, such is the case with Henry who is confronted by a gang that call themselves Minutemen. They steal other people's time by force. Will helps Henry out of the situation not realizing that Henry wanted to die. After the rescue Henry tells Will that there is enough time for everyone to live, but its being used by the rich to become immortal and mighty. This set of information triggers Will's actions, right after he receives all the time Henry's got left except the last 5 minutes, with which Henry goes and commits suicide. Will leaves the Ghetto and moves to a richer area New Greenwich, from here on the chase between the Timekeepers (police forces) starts, because they believe that Will has stolen that time. In order to have a save ticket out of the situation he kidnaps Sylvia the daughter of a very wealthy businessman and begins his so to speak Robin Hood quest, at the same time falls in love with Sylvia and she with him, including the Stockholm syndrome as a further sub-plot into the drama. From here on starts the typical blockbuster action movie that we are used to, embedded with all its clichés, explosions, fight scenes, chasing, dramatic love, drama and of course or maybe happy ending.
The only thing important and interesting in this movie is the whole idea it is based on and the open criticism on capitalism, economy and its message that each and every moment is valuable, with or without the time, after all in our present time we do not know what will happen tomorrow so we might as well enjoy today and in the future, according to In Time, we truly value each moment, because the next one might certainly be the last one, but even there we worry because even in the last minutes we worry and seek a way to prolong our lives.
It is no surprise that the movie revolves around social criticism. The one characteristics that all Andrew Niccol movies share is their criticism towards our society and where we are heading, towards a dystopian future that we certainly do not want to be a part of, but are doing nothing against and stand there and accept it, even though we do not agree with it. Just think Gattaca (1997/writer and director), The Truman Show (1998/writer), Lord of War (2005/writer and director) or The Terminal (2004/writer), all of these movies have one thing in common they taunt us. Why? We sit in the theater and see the things that are wrong, we agree with the things that are wrong and watch the hero save the day in awe, but none of us really act out once the movie is done and tries to be the hero by speaking out, so yes all this movies criticize our society rightly and they also taunt us, because we still only sit and watch things happen not interfering, after all why should we? Let others care about those matters right? Until its to late.
At times blockbusters are not simply existent for our sole amusement, they have messages embedded in them some better than the others, but when it comes to Andrew Niccol movies the criticisms are accurate and he puts them out there to send a message. This is the only reason why Andrew Niccol might be one of my favorite director and writer out there in mainstream Hollywood, because he tries to convey the right message during the right time by means of popular culture. All his movies match the worries of the time they are written in, for example "The Truman Show",  was an accurate theme (and still is) during the end of the 90s because of the uprise of CCTV's and the likes, or "Lord of War", which highlights arms trafficking by the international arms industry and is close in contact with the happenings in the Middle East around the time of its release; After all arms industries need war and uproar to sell weapons, peace is not an option.
So to sum up, even though "In Time" is a cheese blockbuster movie, with a touch of Robin Hood meets Brave New World and capitalism versus communism, capitalism being the bad guy (immortals) and communism or if it makes you feel better socialism being the good guy (Will Salas as the future Robin Hood and Sylvia Weis as the future Marian), the points Niccol makes are truly something to think about and take away from a 109 minute of popular cultural entertainment. Last but not least think about the memorable quote from the movie "For a few immortals to live, many must die", does it ring a bell? If so start doing something, if you don't agree with it.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

"I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me."


The burden that comes with watching a movie that has been adopted from a great novel (that you have already read) is that it will never amaze you as much as the book itself. These are two different mediums we are talking about and each of them has another beauty that makes something truly special shine out, however with the adaptation of "Norwegian Wood" from the same titled book by Haruki Murakami that was sadly not the case.
The book is one of my favorite books ever and I could read it over and over again. I sadly can’t say the same for the movie which was directed by Anh Hung. I can’t say I blame the director for this, for when I heard "Norwegian Wood" is being filmed I was quiet surprised, since I never thought that this book would ever be adapted into a movie. When you read it you will come to see what I mean. The book is told from the point of view of Toru and is based on his memory from when he is 19-20 year old just starting university and falls in love with his dead friend Kizuki's girlfriend. Their relationship is more of therapy for both of them to cope with Kizuki’s death, since later on Toru falls in love with another woman Midori, who is sweet and unique in many ways. Therefore the book is based on a lot of dialogues, a lot of letter correspondence between Toru and Naoko and the us told memory of the first person narrator Toru in the present day. It is hard to adopted a book like this into a movie, especially when the book concentrates on the lives of many different characters that enter Toru’s life during that period of the memory. In the movie version these lives are hardly reflected, like the life of Naoko’s roommate at the institution, Reiko that places a central role in the novel. It is only loosely mentioned at the very end as a failed effort to give Reiko’s character eventually a personality, because except for until the very end she is more of a ghost that loosely appears on Toru and Naoko’s side, rather then a key figure like in the novel. Other aspects that are dominate and of importance in the book that are missing in the movie are the presence of the song "Norwegian Wood". The book and the movie has its titled from that song, therefore as it is in the book so should it also been more dominate in the movie itself. It is never mentioned that this used to be the favorite song of Naoko, which is of essence. What the movie also lacks was an explanation for the reason Nagasawa and Toru became friends; they became friends because of their taste in books, especially American literature (just a small side-note: the reason for the dominance of American literature could actually be traced back the Murakami’s personal life, he was know to have translated numerous works of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Truman Capote, John Irving and the likes) and not only because Toru found Nagasawa's character appealing. Another aspect that was missing was an inside on Toru’s roommate Storm Trooper, who's character and life is a conversation starter for Toru when it comes to talking to girls. Storm Trooper was there one part of the movie and then he suddenly disappeared. Now for someone who did not read the book that was one of the many confusing moments with many more on top of that. The period that Midori and Toru don’t see each other in the book is quiet long, in the movie one might seem to think that they see each other every day of the week. Some characters were left in the shadow like Midori’s father with whom Toru has an interesting moment in the book, but not in the movie.
It is hard and I would like to stress that, very hard to adopted a highly praised book into a movie, but there have been successful adaptations, this was sadly not on of them. Yet the movie has its good parts, especially the close up still shots of the characters, when they have intimate or emotional moments on the screen, these are very poetic and prolonging for the sake of art.
The nature shots of spring, summer, fall and winter are beautiful and the two suicide parts of the movie, first one downplayed and last on poetic and tragic at the same time.
Anh Hung seemed to me, to be too keen to fit all aspects of the book into a roughly 2 hour movie, which led to the loose of  important information on the way of trying. He should have taken up a whole other tactic to adopt this book on to the screen, since this one did not give the desired outcome, however it is still an enjoyable movies and the actors and actresses showed promising talent.
Haruki Murakami is one of the, as so often truthfully quoted, most outstanding and unique authors of our time. He published his book “Norwegian Wood” in 1987, which became hugely popular amongst young Japanese, but received critics from his longtime fans, because he did hit another direction, which was criticized as not being faithful to his original style, yet it became one of his most popular works together with “Kafka on the Shore” (2002) and “Sputnik Sweetheart” (1999).




Quote from the book:
"Do you really promise to never forget me? she asked in a near whisper. "I'll never forget you," I said. "I could never forget you."
(.....)
The more the memories of Naoko inside me fade, the more deeply I am able to understand her. I know, too, why she asked me not to forget her. Naoko herself knew, of course. She knew that my memories of her would fade. Which is precisely why she begged me never to forget her, to remember that she had existed.
The thought fills me with an almost unbearable sorrow. Because Naoko never loved me. -Norwegian Wood (book)-

--> We all want to be immortal, even  if only in someones memory, at least we get to live a little while longer. Maybe that was the reasons amongst many others I assume Naoko's favorite song was "Norwegian Wood" by the Beatles, after all its about a girls the he once knew.



Starring
Kenichi Matsuyama
Rinko Kikuchi
Kiko Mizuhara

I once had a girl, or should i say, she once had me.
She showed me her room, isn't it good, Norwegian wood?
She asked me to stay and she told me to sit anywhere,
So i looked around and i noticed there wasn't a chair.
I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine.
We talked until two and then she said, it's time for bed.
She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh.
I told her i didn't and crawled off to sleep in the bath.
And when i awoke i was alone, this bird had flown.
So i lit a fire, isn't it good, norwegian wood.

Friday, October 7, 2011

"A Real Hero":The plot is the basis, the rest is essential.



It is truly rare one comes across movie masterpieces recently, but "Drive" will be up there to share the limelight with all the other movies that have made it into the valuable book of masterpieces in film history so far. Two other names besides the movie that will also make it into their respective lists, will be director Nicolas Winding Refn and actor Ryan Gosling.
While Ryan Gosling has been one of the most brightest stars up there in the spotlight in the current generation, with great movies such as "Half Nelson", "Lars and the Real Girl" or "Blue Valentine", the movie that made him a household name in a house with teenagers was perhaps THE romance movie of the 21st century until this day, "The Notebook". No matter how popular Ryan Gosling came to be, his choice of movies was not too often, within the blockbuster category, but within a category of movies that have caught the attention of film critics and established him as the talented actor he is. With "Drive" Ryan Gosling took on a role of a loner wheel-man for hire, who occasionally does stunt driving for movie productions and works at a garage at daytime, other then that he is more a shadow in society then an active member, the driver is the 21st century model of Robert DeNiros character in "Taxi Driver" just a look at the way Goslings and DeNiros character walk with both hands in the jacket pocket, is an amazing and one of many parallels between the two characters, though the cause that lets them become violent differ from each other. Nicolas Winding Refn, likewise steps into the footsteps of a great director who made his name in the movie business with "Taxi Driver", Martin Scorsese. Previously Nicolas Winding Refn was known for his movies "Push" (1996) and "Bronson" (1999), which he had written and directed at the same time. This time, the movie was adopted to the screen by Hossein Amini from James Sallis same titled novel "Drive".
The screen however does not only belong to one recent household name in Hollywood, but two, Carey Mulligan, who plays the role of Irene. The rest of the cast include Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Ron Perlman and Christina Hendricks.

"Drive" is set in Los Angeles and centers around the main character, whose name never gets revealed, he is therefore referred to as Driver. The driver who mainly lives in the shadow of society, will eventually have to face the sunshine. When he moves into his new apartment he becomes acquainted with his neighbor Irene and her son. He finds out that her husband is in prison, but is soon to be released once the emotional relationship between the driver and Irene strengthens. The driver becomes emotionally attached to Irene and his son and after he finds out that her husband Standard faces problems, due to some money he borrowed while he was in prison and endangers his family through his act, the loner decides to stand up for something and fight for what he loves and believes in, the protection of Irene and her son.

While the plot of the movie might seem cliche to a lot of people, the style of the movie certainly is not and it is not a way of filming that everyone could have pulled of just like that.
The whole movie might seem like an art of minimalism, which it is not, it is an aesthetically rich movie. If you listen to the dialogue there is hardy any dialogue existent except for when it is necessary, the movie speaks through its aesthetic and that is what makes it so amazing. The music, the editing, the mise-en scene, the slow motions and especially the camera movements and cinematography deserve the highest praise. All the components fit together and make the movie to the master pieces it deserves to be. The beauty of the whole movie is, the plot is so cliche, yet the whole movie is not. Further even if you knew the content of the movie from A to Z, which is not hard to guess after 20 minutes into the film, you will still enjoy every minute of it.
The music and introduction of the movie refer back to movies made in the 80s like Beverly Hills Cops or the likes, especially the use of color and font of the title and names of the cast, this sarcastic touch already shows that this movie will be a aesthetic joyride. The camera movements especially in the scenes within the car are just breathtaking and function us a narrator, it does immediately evoke the set of "Taxi Driver" in the viewers head. The use of color, especially the yellow red colors during the night scenes, strengthen the argument. The whole film moves in a slow pace, with further additional slow motion scenes to stress certain situations more then they have to be, show what powerful tools cinema offers aside from dialogue. Most of the time the viewer knows what certain scenes are about without having to listen to the upcoming dialogue, since the film techniques give away the content of it all.  For example the scene where the driver drives back into the car park of the building he lives in and a slow motion sets in while he drives past two strong looking men, him looking at them and them looking at him, makes one already assume what happened, which follows right after.
Though the picture on the screen is constantly moving, either through the moving camera that follows our hero or through cuts, that immediately though yet softly link us to another scene or character, there are still scenes in which the picture stands still for a surprising moment of time, until the desired outcome is revealed, like at the very end of the movie, where the camera holds still on a close up shot of the drivers heat, showing him nor moving nor blinking for what seems forever in the theater, the camera only starts to move once we know the outcome, it is simply breathtaking.
Another example of a scene within the movie that proves how dialogue can be irrelevant in a movie is through the combination of music,picture and editing. This combination is used here in order to portrait the inner feeling of the characters, is the scene where Irene's husband comes back home from prison and a party is given in his honor. Irene stands in the kitchen staring at the scene of people welcoming back her husband, but is with her thoughts seemingly far away and the driver sitting in his room, hearing the music that comes from the party, working at some machine part, with thoughts fixed on something else, Irene. The lyrics of the diegetic music that plays at the party "“I don’t eat. I don’t sleep. I do nothing, but think of you. You keep me under your spell" and the cuts between Irene and the driver, tells us more than perhaps words ever cut, but more so this style shows it to us in an aesthetic and beautiful way.
The whole soundtrack with is electronic music is amazing, especially in connection with the scenes, The main song of the movie "A Real Hero" by College feat. Electric Youth describes the main character the driver perfectly and also refers to the content of the movie. Simply an amazing use of footage within a movie.
The movie refers to action movies of the 70s-80s with its sound,plot and style at times (style of the cars, of the way the driver dresses ect), plus further refers back to the movie "Taxi Driver".  Yet, even though there are footprints or hints to other genres and movies, it is its own masterpiece that has not existed in this combination, making the movie into a new type of viewing experience.  

The beauty of "Drive" is that this is finally a movie that shows once more that film is art and that the art of film is an important factor within the hole process and the plot quiet irrelevant. This is what "Drive" is about, the art of movies and the art of citation with a new signature. The plot is the basis, the rest is essential.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Movies to watch out for!!!

It is always hard to guess whether a movie is good by its trailer, but a trailer that promotes the movie well is just as much of a success as if the movie were great. After all it is a different talent to make a trailer so good, in order to draw the audience towards that movie.
Here are some of the trailers that make you want to go and watch the movie. My guess is these movies will really be good. So watch out and note a date you would want to go and see these upcoming exciting flicks.

1. A Dangerous Method



Director: David Cronenberg
Writers: Christopher Hampton, based on the book of John Kerr
Stars: Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Vincent Cassel
Release Date: November 23, 2011 (US)

2. Melancholia



Director: Lars von Trier
Writers: Lars von Trier
Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kief Sutherland, John Hurt, Alexander Skarsgard, Stellan Skarsgard
Release Date: November 11, 2011 (US)
3. Margaret


Director: Kenneth Lonergan
Writers: Kenneth Lonergan
Stars: Anna Paquin, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo, Allison Janney, Matthew Broderick, Kieran Culkin, Jean Reno
Release Date: September 30, 2011 (US)

4.  3 ("Three")



Director: Tom Tykwer
Writers: Tom Tykwer
Stars: Sophie Rois, Sebastian Schipper, Devid Striesow
Release Date: September 16, 2011 (US); December 23, 2010 (Germany)

Friday, May 20, 2011

A Taste Of Japan In Istanbul


Picture taken by Desirée on Iphon
Many western architects were fascinated with Japanese architecture, some of them have been in Japan and others were merely influenced by what was offered to them in their own part of the world, like all the books that were published about Japanese architecture or the world exhibitions that took place at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. Some famous names were, Edward William Godwin, Frank Lloyd Wright a very prominent representative of this fashion movement, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, who actually has never been in Japan himself and Bruno Taut, to mention some.
All of them were fascinated with Japan in their own way. Wright wrote in an essay of his: „The first and supreme principle of Japanese aesthetics consists in stringent simplification by elimination of the insignificant, and a consequent emphasis of reality.“ He absorbed a very essential part of the Japanese architecture, the ornamental aspects in combination with the abstract reduced style.
Japonism is what they called the influence of Japanese art and architecture in the Western part of the world, meaning, a study of the art and genius of Japan. It referrers to a time, where the Japanese fashion occurred in Paris. Many magazines and books were published about Japan and prominent art dealers like Samuel Bing, who was also the editor of the magazine „Le Japon artistique“, was one of them. In a lot of different cities the reception of Japanese art began after the world exhibitions, like in 1862 London.
We can tell when western architects have create houses under the influence of Japanese architecture. That they never possess a pure Japanese style is also clear. One good example can be found in Istanbul.
Who hasn’t taken a walk at the Bosporus and realized on the path from Ortaköy to Kuruçesme, hidden amongst the green, the interesting claret-red house of Bruno Taut, baptized as “Bruno Taut Villası” (Bruno Taut Villa). Almost immediately this house reflects on our minds Japan.
Taut a German architect had to leave Germany during World War II and immigrated to Japan where he lived for four year and worked as teacher. He did not receive any architectural jobs so he immigrated to Turkey, where he received many jobs and designed many buildings like the “Faculty of Languages, History and Geography” of Ankara University and taught at the renown Mimar Sinan University. One of the buildings he designed, if not his best, was his own house the previously mentioned „Bruno Taut Villasi“ (Bruno Taut Villa). When we look at this house, we can immediately tell especially from the front of the house, that is has been influenced by the Japanese style. But a closer look makes us see details that are not referable to Japanese architecture. From the front many elements are not the way they must be in Japan. This house resembles a Pagoda. A Pagoda is a tiered tower with multiple eaves and is common in parts of Asia of which some pagodas are used as Taoist houses of worship and not as house to live in. A closer look at the windows of the house makes us realize that they are of glass. Istanbul is a city haunted by earthquakes just like Japan if not so severe, so Taut could have used paper glass like in Japan, but there would have been two problems: First, the house is set on a hill and is close to the sea, there is a lot of wind which would make it hard to live there during the winter and second, it would have been a big loss, not to be able to see the beautiful view of the Bosporus, which this exquisite house has to offer. Paper windows don’t usually show the outside world, the window has to stand open for that, so in this case it would have been a poor choice. The small narrow windows between the lower and upper floor show some ornamental Japanese style, due to the lattice work on the window, which is very common in Japanese architecture. A further difference to an actual Pagoda or Japanese houses is that the Bruno Taut's villa seems to be built out of concrete and not wood as most the traditional Japanese houses are.
Picture taken by Desirée on Iphone
Impressive about this villa however is that though the house was build towards the end of the 1930s, it still seems very modern, sometimes even more modern than houses in its surrounding that are newer. This proves that Adolf Loos was right with his theory, that modern art is when Japanese architecture and European tradition unite.
Simplicity therefore speaks for modernity and Bruno Taut proved this to be true in Ortaköy, Istanbul. Since, no one who takes a stroll from Ortaköy to Kuruçeşme and discovers this very unique and perhaps one of a kind building in Istanbul can tell how old it actually is. It gives the impression that, they might just have built it yesterday.
Further this influence of style from Japan shows that hardly any influence can be taken exact, but always with slight changes, which is also visible on the Bruno Taut Villa. It would not have been possible to copy it exactly, since every country has it’s own geography and tradition, which should not be left behind for the sake of another. So a mixture of style is always edible, till the next one follows.
Bruno Taut died in 1938 in İstanbul, where his remains remain and rest in peace. 
The Bruno Taut Villa was named one of the most beautiful buildings in Turkey of the early republic period, by the Turkish newspaper „Hürriyet“ a while back.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

"Last Night” a Psychological rollercoaster



“Last Night” written and directed by Massy Tadjedin who was previously know for her movie “The Jacket”  (2005). The movie stars: Keira Knightley (Joanne Reed), Sam Worthington (Michael Reed), Eva Mendes (Laura) and Guillaum Canet (Alex Mann). 

The movie tells the story of a young married couple Joanne and Michael who live in New York and are apart from each other for one night.
Michael takes a business trip with his best friend and their beautiful colleague Laura. The night before the trip, the married couple attends a dinner party, where Joanne meets Michael’s attractive colleague of whom Michael never spoke much of, for the first time. This makes Joanne suspicious and causes a fight between them later that night, ending with Michael confirming that he thinks Laura is attractive.
While Michael is away Joanne encounters her past love Alex, who is in New York for business. Their attraction for one another is still more than obvious. While they decide to meet up, Michael meanwhile tries not to give in to the temptation of having an affair with Laura, who is likewise attracted to him. The night progresses and both Joanne and Michael try to deal with the challenge that is facing them in a different way. From here on, the movie cuts back and forth between Michael and Laura, and Joanne and Alex, managing to keep the audience’s attention alive with the question that stretches throughout the movie: Will they or won’t they.

“Last Night” has no further attraction than its story. The story and excellent acting of all four main actors, with a strong focus on Keira Knightley, carries the movie and builds up such a tension, that no one would think it possible to endure so much psychological pressure for 90 minutes. Everything is kept to a minimum in the movie, camera movement, dialogue and music, which from time to time can be heard in the background to improve tension. The night setting only strengthens the tension, just like the music.

The movie lives by gestures, touches and the chemistry between the characters. Joanne’s sparkling bright eyes the moment she meets Alex in front of the bakery, tells us more than words ever could. The never fading smile of Alex and his looks at Joanne are also enough to make us guess how he feels about her.
For Laura and Michael no less can be said. Michael’s constant stare at Laura’s behind and Laura’s constant glance at Michael, like there is no other man on the table, states their attraction for one another, without necessarily having to say it out loud.


The irony of the story lies in its outcome. The viewer can guess what will happen or assume one outcome or the other, since no other option is probable. Even though these information’s are at hand the tension exists continuously and magically draws the viewer’s attention to the screen.
The psychological force of right and wrong is present throughout the movie. The current tension in the movie of who will they chose and what will happen, takes the viewer on an emotional rollercoaster ride. This movie will either be loved or hated. Some will watch and hope for it to never end, others will not bare the pressure and will want to leave.

Right and wrong, happiness and unhappiness, seduction, true love, lust and the likes are topics that carry the movie. One will find oneself watching the movie and hoping for Joanne and Alex to get together, and Michael and Laura having an affair with each other, not realizing that it is morally wrong, since its Joanne and Michael that are married to each other, but just throughout the movie the viewer will be content with this wish and constantly hope that their desired outcome will come true.
The hope that both couples will end up happy will unceasingly be in effect, but no matter what the outcome of the movie will be the viewer will know that someone will get hurt. A strive for a reasonable solution will not be reached and still the knowledge of this essential information will not cease the interest in the movie.

What really makes “Last Night” work is its realness and naturalness. The characters could have been anyone we know, or even us. Some of us might be married, but still be attracted to someone else. Would that justify unfaithfulness, if everything were to end up better afterwards? Others might have a love that got away or did not work out, would it be right for them to go back to the “One” or settle with another person whom they love in a different way?  Would you forgive a kiss or an affair?

“Last Night” deals with questions that everyone has to deal with at some point in their lives and therefore it is a very truthful movie. This movie proves how complex the human being can be and how complex love is. In a way it answers the problems in a modern way and deals with the issue as fair as possible. Some of us out there would chose to spend the rest of their lives with the love of their lives, while other would prefer to have lived through a great romance, but settle with a guy that is like their best friend. Then there are the once that would give in to temptation and some how would not. These contradicting would and would not problems and tensions are answered by the movie as neutral as possible.

“Last Night” an impressive feature that starts with taking our breath away and ends taking our breath away, manages to leave the viewer under its spell even hours later, making us curious about “What If”.