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The Good Night (2007) -- A former pop star who now writes commercial jingles for a living experiences a mid-life crisis.

Overview

User Rating:
6.0/10   3,574 votes
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Director:
Jake Paltrow
Writer (WGA):
Jake Paltrow (written by)
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Release Date:
15 November 2007 (Israel) more
Tagline:
A comedic fantasy. more
Plot:
A former pop star who now writes commercial jingles for a living experiences a mid-life crisis. full summary | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
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User Comments:
Excellent, well done ! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Keith Allen ... Norman

Steffan Boje ... Karlheinz

Penélope Cruz ... Anna / Melodia

Danny DeVito ... Mel

Sonia Doubell ... Shawna

Martin Freeman ... Gary Shaller

Michael Gambon ... Alan Weigert
Stephen Graham ... Victor
Kate Harper ... Ballet Teacher
Juliana Kiehl ... Naresta
Bruno Lastra ... Italian Slickster #2
Martino Lazzeri ... Italian Slickster #1
Meredith MacNeill ... Tica

Gwyneth Paltrow ... Dora Shaller

Simon Pegg ... Paul
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The good Night - Träum weiter... (Germany) (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some sexual content.
Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA | UK | Germany
Language:
English | Italian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Quotes:
Mel: Sometimes I wish that you could just hit the sack and never wake up. If your favorite song never ended, or your best book never closed, if the emotions mustered from these things would just go on and on, who wouldn't want to stay asleep? The guy who discovers that perpetual dream, he's my man. more
Movie Connections:
References Shane (1953) more
Soundtrack:
The Universal more

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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Excellent, well done !, 9 September 2008
10/10
Author: bobcolganrac from Earth

I see that this movie isn't well-received. . .? . . . ---I loved it!

I like dark humor, and subtlety, and a script that trusts the viewer enough to simply suggest what's happening, and this movie satisfies all of that. Written and directed by Jake Paltrow, starring a mostly British cast of Martin Freeman, sister Gwyneth, Penelope Cruz, Simon Pegg, and Danny DeVito in a strange ensemble none of whom seem to really know one another. There's a sense that this movie isn't really happening, that the characters aren't sure who or what they are to one another, that the action may or may not be delusional: dream? not-dream? the boundary edges of reality have been softened or erased to the point of ambiguity. I believe this is what the director was striving for, and he got it perfectly.

I am still reeling by the few comments I saw that disliked this movie--- --were we watching the same flick?

Jake has captured the ennui and uncertainty of intimate relationships, especially when artistic personalities are involved. Wishes are faded, hopes for success, mega- or otherwise, are withering or stunted, and the concept of "dreaming" becomes itself part of the uncertainty of the storyline---an uncertainty purposefully part of the script. We live our dreams, we get caught up in our dreams, yet our dreams exist often aside from how we live. And who's to say what's real? Is night consciousness less or more than daytime consciousness? Nothing is 100% real.

I don't want to give anything away. I hate spoilers if I haven't seen a movie, and don't want to even accidentally mention something that would detract from another's enjoyment of discovery. Freeman's character is going through a minor meltdown, his life increasingly one on the outside looking in. He's "married," but the love and desire has diminished for both of them. He seeks help from a most unlikely (and most unprofessional) pseudotherapist, DeVito, and the reality of his life begins to unravel as he struggles the more to make sense of it all. It is a brilliant study of a mentally ill and conflicted world with pervasive fears and worries. The cast is excellent. Couldn't be better.

I love this movie. I love dark humor, and subtlety. Well done, Jake!

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