Last Night

Movie: Last Night

Genre: drama

Synopsis: Joanna (Keira Knightley) is married to Michael (Sam Worthington).  She is suspicious that Michael is attracted to his co-worker, Laura (Eva Mendes).  Joanna is less than happy when Michael goes on a business trip with Laura where we learn that she definitely is attracted to him.  On Michael’s first day away, an old flame of Joanna’s drops in on her – Alex (Guillaume Canet).  It seems that both Laura and Alex still have pretty strong feelings for each other.  The movie flips back and forth between the two pairs to follow them as they progress through the night on the road to bed . . . the question being whether end up alone or with someone other than their spouse.

My two cents: I really enjoyed this movie.  I loved the technique the director used of closely following Joanna and Alex as the re-kindle a flame that had never really died down – and then changes the scene to watch Michael and Laura explore their attraction.  It was almost like having a split screen as we watch Joanna and Michael each struggle with their feelings and morals in deciding how far they are willing to go .  If you like character-driven movies that are not heavy on action, you might enjoy this movie.

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