Monty Brogan (Edward Norton) is a drug dealer, arrested by DEA, who will go to the prison on the next day for a seven-years penalty. He spends his last night with his friends reevaluating his life, the chances he lost, his bad judgement and prejudice against persons, until the next morning, when his father will take him to jail. I expected much more of this movie, based on the name of Spike Lee and the excellent cast leaded by Edward Norton on the credits. However, the story has a great flaw: it shows only the last night of Monty, when he regrets for wasting the chances he had along his life, creating an empathy of the viewer with his character. However, the guy was a drug dealer, who bought an expensive apartment, jewels for his mate, traveled to Porto Rico with her and having a huge package of money at home, meaning he sold lots of drugs for addicted persons. Therefore, he is a regretted scum. The story has no relationship with September 11th, except for being in New York, after this incident and showing the remains of the World Trade Center. There is a very important sequence on the DVD, when the Russian mobsters discuss Monty's situation, that was deleted from the story. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): `A Última Noite' (`The Last Night')
Title (Brazil): `A Última Noite' (`The Last Night')