Into the Night (1985)
Country: US
Technical: col 115m
Director: John Landis
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Pfeiffer
Synopsis:
A young couple witness a crime and are pursued by four incompetent Persian hitmen.
Review:
Comedy-thriller of the My Favorite Blonde variety which draws few laughs or thrills, despite the sudden irruptions of violent death. Goldblum's economy of expression works in his favour in what ought to have been his breakthrough film, but the impression remains that the director's modish casting of director pals in guest slots disguises an increased desperation and loss of touch in his work, which resembles more and more a melange of Blake Edwards and Mel Brooks at their most tired. By the time of his next film, Spies Like Us, his distributor was clearly feeling the same way and neglected to 'place' his name in the trailer.
Country: US
Technical: col 115m
Director: John Landis
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Pfeiffer
Synopsis:
A young couple witness a crime and are pursued by four incompetent Persian hitmen.
Review:
Comedy-thriller of the My Favorite Blonde variety which draws few laughs or thrills, despite the sudden irruptions of violent death. Goldblum's economy of expression works in his favour in what ought to have been his breakthrough film, but the impression remains that the director's modish casting of director pals in guest slots disguises an increased desperation and loss of touch in his work, which resembles more and more a melange of Blake Edwards and Mel Brooks at their most tired. By the time of his next film, Spies Like Us, his distributor was clearly feeling the same way and neglected to 'place' his name in the trailer.
Country: US
Technical: col 115m
Director: John Landis
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Pfeiffer
Synopsis:
A young couple witness a crime and are pursued by four incompetent Persian hitmen.
Review:
Comedy-thriller of the My Favorite Blonde variety which draws few laughs or thrills, despite the sudden irruptions of violent death. Goldblum's economy of expression works in his favour in what ought to have been his breakthrough film, but the impression remains that the director's modish casting of director pals in guest slots disguises an increased desperation and loss of touch in his work, which resembles more and more a melange of Blake Edwards and Mel Brooks at their most tired. By the time of his next film, Spies Like Us, his distributor was clearly feeling the same way and neglected to 'place' his name in the trailer.