Friday, March 7, 2008

The Good Night (4 Stars)

A musician who never quite made it to the big time and living in a near-dead relationship begins dreaming about a fantasy girl. He consults an expert on lucid dreaming to see just how much of this recurring dream he can control.

Simon Pegg is brilliant as the philandering friend, having a mid-life crisis of his own. Excellent cast. Fantastic soundtrack, too.

I think what this film does is quite admirable. Like a dream, some ideas flow into the next, and others do not. This is part of the point Sometimes he realizes he is dreaming when he once thought he was awake. Some of the film is jarring, some of it is sweet, and the breakdowns of the two romantic relationships in the film should feel very familiar to most of you. The dialogue is very raw and real. The dreams, and even the colors during the dreams are very surreal. It makes a nice contrast.

My hats off to Jake Paltrow for his brilliant execution of a terrifically thought-out screenplay. 4 stars.

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