The Night Before (2015)
In New York City for their annual tradition of Christmas Eve debauchery, three lifelong best friends set out to find the Holy Grail of Christmas parties since their yearly reunion might be coming to an end.
- Jonathan Levine
- Sandi Greenberg
- Jonathan Watson
- Julia Croon
- Evan Goldberg
- Ariel Shaffir
- Kyle Hunter
- Jonathan Levine
- Jonathan Levine
Rating: 6.1/10 by 1656 users
Alternative Title:
Seth Rogen/Joseph Gordon-Levitt X-Mas Movie - US
X-Mas - US
La Veille - CA
La Noche Anterior - BO
Los Tres Locos - BO
聖誕狂歡夜 - TW
The Night Before - Secret Party - FR
A Última Noitada - PT
Рождество - Россия
Sexo, Drogas & Jingle Bells - BR
더 나이트 비포 - KR
나이트 비포 - KR
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 41 minutes
Budget: $25,000,000
Revenue: $52,395,996
Plot Keyword: new york city, holiday, christmas party, male friendship, hanukkah, drugs, childhood friends, christmas music, christmas
The skeleton of The Night Before is very clichéd, but the cast is magnificent and the requisite amount of jokes land. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
Funny. 'The Night Before' makes for very amusing viewing, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anthony Mackie are great together, I like all three actors individually and as a trio they are just as terrific - all give entertaining performances. Rogen plays the most obvious role for him yet absolutely nails it, Gordon-Levitt is probably the weaker of the three but is still pleasant to watch - as is Mackie. The casting is top notch, with supports like Michael Shannon and Tracy Morgan. There are other noteworthy faces involved too, like Ilana Glazer and Lorraine Toussaint. The plot isn't anything crazy or distinctive, yet still feels suitably fresh for the vast majority. I will say, though, the film does hit a bit of a wall at around the midway point, but thankfully picks up almost immediately - thanks to a great scene with a couple of fun cameos. An enjoyable film. It's ridiculous, but they make it work. Recommended.
