Their past, present and future. All in one night.
Director: Jonathan Levine
Producer: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, James Weaver
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.
101 min
Rating: 6.105/10
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Top Cast
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Ethan
Seth Rogen
Isaac
Anthony Mackie
Chris
Lizzy Caplan
Diana
Jillian Bell
Betsy
Mindy Kaling
Sarah
Movie Info
Director: Jonathan Levine
Producer: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, James Weaver
Production Companies: Sony Pictures, Good Universe, Point Grey Pictures, Columbia Pictures
Countries: United States of America
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What Others Said
Gimly:
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.
r96sk:
Funny.
<em>'The Night Before'</em> 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.