Night Owls

2015

Comedy / Drama

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 14 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 56% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 2750 2.8K

Director

Top cast

Rob Huebel as Peter
Tony Hale as Dr. Newman
Rosa Salazar as Madeline
Peter Krause as Will Campbell
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845.43 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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1.7 GB
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English 5.1
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by supersowhat-52841 6 / 10

Imagine someone tried to turn The Breakfast Club into a Woody Allen movie.

The mixture of slapstick humour and seriousness isn't always blended that well. There is some good awkward realism though. The main guy is a beta-male dude who is generally well meaning despite being a bit fearful and judgemental. The girl is - I think - what they call a 'hot mess'. She mixes cynical and righteous anger with goofy wildness.
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Reviewed by witster18 6 / 10

Rosa Salazar saves this picture for me... only very mild spoilers

She's great. Her dialog and character has depth and impact, and she does a fantastic job with the physical nature of her role here.

Night Owls isn't a new formula.. it's basically "The Apartment" from 1960 with a modern "Very Bad Things"/"The Overnight" kinda vibe to go along with it.

The lead actor here is also fine, but maybe a bit too obtuse, weak, and perhaps gullible to be a likable character. The other issue I have is his job. The whole sports theme, for me, seemed like a bad idea. I wish they would have made the role of "Will" a white collar financial type or something a bit more of a 'professional' dynamic. For me that whole sub-plot is kinda weakened by making him a college football coach. Even some of the writing there is a little sloppy. Like if he's such a legendary coach with such a flawless track record, then why is he at such a small school. That's a minor quip, but it's more of a dynamic thing, as the film has that high-brow look and feel, and that dynamic just doesn't work for me.

All nitpicking aside. The leads here have some chemistry, and there's some decent laughs(mostly physical comedy). I did feel some emotion and their connection.

The film isn't overlong or fancy. An adult-indie that is pretty fun for the first hour. The ending is a bit predictable but not terrible.

Wouldn't mind seeing Rosa in some bigger roles.

59/100

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