The story follows a married couple, apart for a night while the husband takes a business trip with a colleague to whom he's attracted. While he's resisting temptation, his wife encounters her past love.
'Last Night' is an empty exercise in sheer self-regard, a tedious, lifeless trawl through the secret lives of the rich and beautiful.
– Tom Huddleston,
Time Out,
1 Jun 2011
rotten:
Forget about sex or adultery -- there isn't enough life in Last Night.
– Stephen Cole,
Globe and Mail,
27 May 2011
fresh:
Tadjedin banks on the power of telling, familiar moments, betting that viewers will recognize the heartache at the center of a fleeting expression or hurried action. For the most part, her gamble pays off.
– Stephanie Merry,
Washington Post,
13 May 2011
rotten:
It's the sort of movie that thinks cutting between two different stories makes it art. Usually, it feels like an exercise in art. There's a lot of calisthenics but very little beauty or truth or whatever it is the movie is going for.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
12 May 2011
rotten:
Will Michael succumb and prove Joanna correct in her suspicions? Will Alex's French accent conquer all? Do you care? I didn't.