After Hours (1985)

Posted : 1 month, 4 weeks ago at Sep 10 10:50

by Dane Youssef "WHAT A WEIRD NIGHT... OR WAS IT ALL A DREAM...? IT FEELS THAT WAY AFTER ALL..." "After Hours" is a surrealistic experience. It's also one of Scorsese's lesser-known gems and as far as I'm concerned, everything the man has so much as ever sneezed on is a gem. I know that sounds very sad and slavishly faithful, (but keep in mind that the man has a great reputation for spinning cinematic gold with about everything he does). I know I sound like some kind of medication and therapy, but to that, I simply ask you all: Has the man ever made a bad movie? Many have complained that pretty much all of his movies are kinda the same. "Mean Streets," "Raging Bull," "Casino" and "Taxi Driver." Griffin Dunne is Paul Hacket, a computer programmer who is just going through t...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 1 year, 9 months ago at Jan 26 20:54

One of Martin Scorsese's best films is almost completely unknown even by some of his fans who like his most famous films such as Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Casino, Goodfellas, etc. After Hours is a comedy, but in the Scorsese style, really dark, nightmarish, but still a very enjoyable film to watch even more than once. Griffin Dunne, perfect, is the shy and nerdy Paul Hackett a computer expert, who meets Marcy (Rosanna Arquette) by chance in a restaurant. After some conversation, they agree on meeting later that night. That's when things begin to go ridiculously wrong for him. During a few hours, Paul witness suicide, murder, robbery, bandits and the most bizarre gallery of characters in the New York night. Great direction and great acting both from the main characters and the came...Read more

Rating : 10/10