65
Metascore
23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThough the film is dark and the ideas run deep, it's perversely fun to think about.
- 75Miami HeraldMiami HeraldA slight movie, and in the end you wish it said a little more, but it is also a startlingly honest production. When it's all over, you can't imagine it being any other way.
- 75San Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisSan Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisA shockingly eloquent, nearly moving feat of Y2K-trendiness.
- 70Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterAn end-of-the-world movie like no other.
- 67Austin ChronicleSteve DavisAustin ChronicleSteve DavisIn contemplating whether the world will end with a bang or a whimper, it reveals a little something of the human condition as we enter a new age.
- 60Film.comHenry Cabot BeckFilm.comHenry Cabot BeckA smart and somber little film with some decent performances and a few sharp observations about function and futility, but I can't help wishing that the picture, like it's characters, had not gone quite so gentle into that good night.
- 60L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyStrangely uplifting, a kind of ode to how on Earth we think we're passing the time.
- 50Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorThe narrative emphasizes coincidences, but they're nicely understated. If it didn't seem gimmicky and self-indulgent...the movie might be more affecting.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThere are poignant moments in this apocalyptic "what if" exercise.
- 50NewsweekNewsweekThere's an ample sense of foreboding in Last Night -- but sadly, very little else.