Opening Night

An average movie

“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but it was rather late and I wanted to watch something short and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though I have a weak spot for Topher Grace, the damned thing was still rather weak, I’m afraid. Indeed, right from the start, the concept was just too flimsy and, eventually, you might wonder who was supposed to be the audience for this movie. The ones who really love musicals or the ones who really don’t care about them at all? I mean,  there were some decent ideas but, from all the characters involved, the only one who seemed to work was the one played by Taye Diggs. I have to admit that I had actually never heard of JC Chasez before but it turned out that he was ind” read more

Film Journal 2018 (179 movies items)

"This was not a particularly fun comedy, but Taye Diggs is a star and if this was just him being charismatic as hell on screen, doing sexy dance numbers, it'd be a five star movie. Instead it's that only like... 5% of the time."

BradWesley123's Movie Journal- August 2017 (30 movies items)

" Netflix- 1hr. 24min. First Viewing Opening Night boasts an impressive cast and a fun premise, but squanders both with a poor script and shoddy filmmaking. This is a film that goes down the path of least resistance in every single plot point; for characters to dialogue to plot, leading to a cheap and lazy film. With a decent script and enough energy, this could've been a fun little film. As is, don't waste you time."