The awesome Emma Thompson stars. I am biased. She can do no wrong.
My friend Linda and I gave this a huge thumbs up. We chuckled. We enjoyed. It was good.
And as Linda said as we left the movie, " Gee, nothing blew up and there were no car chases."
I guess that's an epic failure for a summer movie. But for us - super duper thumbs up and win!!!!!!!
Emma plays Katherine Newbury - a female Late Night host. She's funny, sharp, spot on, and ratings are dropping. She's about to be canceled. How to fix this? Hire her first female... OMG...a diverse female of color...and see what happens. This just rocks the writer's room - lots of angst among the all white male writers. But gee..it kinda works, and then it kinda kicks ass.
I liked the theme and execution. Amy Ryan is the CEO of the channel and she's ultimately turned around. Emma's character does have to face current situations and reality - that's the key to the movie. She "needs" Mindy's character Molly - so fresh, so young, so current, and willing to speak her mind. It's not all sunshine and rainbows and that's okay.
I totally went with the plot and movie and found it quite good. The movie Late Night is a talkie - it's all about the dialogues, monologues, and acting. What a concept. All in all - I'm ready to watch this again and absorb more of the message. Yes, this is very current and worth watching. And Emma is awesome..........total support!!!
Oooh, sounds good! Just the kind of movie my gal pal and I like to watch. Too bad she just left for Detroit to visit her sister this morning. By the time she gets home, it probably won't be playing any more. Oh well. We didn't get to see Pom Poms because I was away... turnabout is fair play.
ReplyDeleteBut Smarticus and I saw the new Men in Black movie last week. Meh. It was okay, but not nearly as good as the earlier MiB flicks. (But at least I got dinner out of the deal! HA!)
Have a super weekend. Stay cool!
MIB Int'l is on my list thanks to Chris Hemsworth - he's just darn pretty. Maybe I'll get dinner too...with Ray, not Chris.
DeleteCheers! (PS I'll go see Late Night again...tell me the movie time)
Sounds like a smart one. Doesn't need explosions to be good indeed.
ReplyDeletejust verbal explosive cleverness. I like a good "talkie"
DeleteHi Joanne - I've seen reviews of this and thought I'd like to see it and will do ... and as you say - gentle and just right for us lot - who don't need car chases, crashes, thugs etc in all our films ... thanks for this - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteI thought it was sharp and hit today's issues just right. Emma is such a smart actress. I think you'll like it
DeleteSounds like a winner! I'm all for a movie without car chases and explosions.
ReplyDeleteyou need to catch this one or it will soon be on Netflix too, no doubt.
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