Rotten
Skimming through comedy, satire and cautionary tale, it's all somewhat vague - exasperatingly so when suggestive artiness seems to have been intended. Not as clever as it thinks.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
The Good Night
Dreaming is believing.
2007 · 1h 33m · R
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance
Directed by
Jake Paltrow
Overview
Gary, a musician, is trapped in an unhappy relationship with his live-in lover, Dora. He becomes enthralled with a beautiful seductress who enters his dreams, and tries to control his dream-state so he can spend more and more time with her. When Gary sees his mystery woman's face on a bus billboard, he discovers she is real, and fate brings him an opportunity to meet her.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
31%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The Good Night doesn't quite know where to go with this potentially rich, unsettling material.
Tom Beer, Time Out New York
Rotten
The tone is all over the place.
Keith Phipps, AV Club
Rotten
The sort of movie you forget even as you're watching it.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten
As thin and wispy as a dream you can't quite remember in the morning.
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
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