Today’s Prayer Focus

About Last Night

MPA Rating: R-Rating (MPA)

for sexual content, language and brief drug use.

Moral Rating:	not reviewed
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience:	Adults
Genre:	Romance Comedy Drama Remake
Length:	1 hr. 40 min.
Year of Release:	2014
USA Release:	February 14, 2014 (wide—2,000+ theaters) DVD: May 20, 2014

Relevant Issues

PURITY—Should I save sex for marriage? Answer

SEXUAL LUST—What does the Bible say about it? Answer

fornication in the Bible

How can I deal with temptations? Answer

How far is too far? What are the guidelines for dating relationships? Answer

What are the consequences of sexual immorality? Answer

TRUE LOVE—What is true love and how do you know when you have found it? Answer

Learn how to make your love the best it can be. Discover biblical answers to questions about sex, marriage, sexual addictions, and more.

Featuring	Kevin Hart … Bernie Michael Ealy … Danny Regina Hall … Joan Joy Bryant … Debbie Christopher McDonald … Casey McNeil Paula Patton … Alison Adam Rodriguez … Steven Thaler See all » Jovanny Venegas … DJ Jessica Lu … Ad Executive Trae Ireland … Boring Date Tracey Graves … Bernie’s Trashy Date David Greenman … Isaac Bryan Callen … Trent Michelle LaRue … Party Goer Barrett Perlman … Carlson co-worker Brenda Vivian … Cigarette Girl Jennifer Jules Hart … Bartender Steve Terada … Bartender Mary Kate Koons … Casey’s Hostess Kristin Slaysman … Volunteer Kandiss Marie Lewis … Waitress Catherine Shu … Manicurist Jeb Phillips … Bar Goer Randolph Adams … Ad Executive Date Jaynee Silvers … Bartender Melorine Adler … Hot Girl in Costume Demetrice Jackson Krystal Harris … Dogwalker James McAndrew … Ad Executive Jason Axinn … Co-worker Hailey Boyle … New Roommate Steve Hersack … Executive
Director	Steve Pink
Producer	Screen Gems Olive Bridge Entertainment See all » Rainforest Films Alicia Emmrich … executive producer Glenn S. Gainor … executive producer Will Gluck … producer William Packer … producer
Distributor	Screen Gems, a division of Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment

Copyrighted, Screen Gems (Sony Pictures)

Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “New love for two couples as they journey from the bar to the bedroom and are eventually put to the test in the real world. This romantic dramedy follows a pair of Chicago residents who meet through friends, move in together and then break up while fighting feelings of reconciliation.”

Remake of “About Last Night…” (1986) starring Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, James Belushi

Volunteer reviewer needed for this movie

See list of Relevant Issues—questions-and-answers.

Movie Critics

…Just how bad is endless love? Let us count the ways… Even a sucker for a good sappy tale won’t find much to love in the hollow story of a ridiculous couple in a frowned-upon love affair. …

Christa Banister, Crosswalk

…broader, cruder and raunchier than the original…

Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter

…the film assumes a sleep-with-anybody-and-everybody attitude is the norm… It presents a one-dimensional romcom tale in a crude, crass, offensive and completely forgettable way. There’s no mystery about why its characters are having relationship problems—because there’s no mystery about last night.

Bob Hoose, Plugged In

…combines frank sex talk, profane gender skirmishes, to-die-for property refurbishment and a reassuring faith in the power of love to kick the ass of anything in its way, Steve Pink’s movie is selling fantasy dressed in wish-fulfillment makeover real estate TV drag. …

Geoff Pevere, The Globe and Mail

…Full of racy dialogue, several sex scenes and a relatable story, “About Last Night” is an affair that amounts to more than just a one-night stand.

Kevin C. Johnson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

…the movie’s no different than the thousands of romantic comedies… It’s glossy, the cast is attractive, and Kevin Hart is bumptiously funny as heroMichael Ealy’s oversexed best friend. You could take your honey for Valentine’s Day. But, really, a dozen fake roses and a card from CVS would be more personal. …

Ty Burr, The Boston Globe

…You always know, in essence, where it’s going, and I wish that Ealy and Bryant seemed less like a truly nice couple and more like movie stars. By the end, however, the movie has captured something undeniably genuine about contemporary relationships: all the ways that they can, and will, get in their own way.

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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