ABOUT LAST NIGHT (1986, Blu-ray released August 11, 2009 – MSRP $28.95)
I’m stuck. About Last Night is like one of those great relationships you just can’t break away from, even though it’s filled with crap bits. I couldn’t turn the movie off! Even though I couldn’t stand a lot of it! I’m so confused. Sigh…Is there couples counseling for a guy and his Blu-ray disc?
About Last Night is based on David Mamet‘s award winning stage play, Sexual Perversity In Chicago. And a lot of the time, it sounds like it should have stayed there, on the stage. The dialogue quite often has that stylized Mamet lilt that requires a certain kind of actor, a certain kind of delivery to sell it. And more often than not, the actors in the film don’t seem to be able to handle it. It’s good dialogue, don’t get me wrong. Smart. Well crafted. Just maybe not as natural-sounding or realistic as it could be. And that makes it as bit of a mouthful for Rob Lowe, Jim Belushi, Demi Moore and Elizabeth Perkins. The story focusses on the sudden relationship that springs forth between Lowe and Moore’s characters after an unexpected night of passion. They’re happy together, surprisingly, but their best pals, Belushi and Perkins are not. They do just about everything they can to sabotage things for the happy couple. It’s a fairly realistic portrayal of the highs and lows of the early days of a romance, handled with aplomb by Defiance and My So Called Life director, Edward Zwick.
Speaking of Zwick, he and Lowe provide the real highlight of the disc – the Blu-ray exclusive, 45 minute conversation. It’s literally just the two men in a room, catching up and chatting about the process of making this and other projects happen. Absolutely brilliant. I’d consider paying money for this type of content alone, nevermind as a bonus to a feature film disc. The feature, by the way, looks pretty great for a drama of its style and age. There were some colours that seemed off but I’m fairly certain it was just a poor makeup job on Lowe and Belushi, that made them a little rosier in the cheek and redder in the lip than most guys look. Otherwise, there was a good amount of detail and an overall pleasing, film-like appearance. There is also a vintage 1986 Making-of featurette included.
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