Rough Night | Movie Review 2017

The Sony Pictures Entertainment studio ( via Youtube ) released Rough Night, starring Scarlett Johansson. After the projection of this comedy conjugated to the feminine, it emanates a strong impression of deja-vu. It's as if the Sony studio had used a big mixer in which he would have mixed up many elements known to try to shoot an original film.

The clip, presented by the cast of women in the film, shows the protagonists reliving a university dance routine in the middle of a nightclub.

The plot: a group of friends decides to organize a bachelorette party. All is well until the stripper they hire dies.

The film, previously titled Rock that Baby, took more than two years to get financing.

For its part, Scarlett Johansson is recording The Avengers 3, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo.

A bit of Bridesmaids here, a lot of The Hangover there, a hint of Weekend at Bernie's along the way and, most importantly, a starting point that furiously reminds Peter Berg's very first film, Very Bad Things. In this black comedy, which dates back almost twenty years or so, the death of a prostitute, hired on the occasion of a "bachelor party", has "broken the party " dramatically.

In Rough Night, the genres are reversed, but the premise is exactly the same. That said, the director Lucia Aniello, who signs her first feature film after making her mark on the Broad City series (produced by Comedy Central), takes on a decidedly lighter tone.

Thus, four college girlfriends find themselves ten years after their crazy years to celebrate in Miami for a whole weekend, before one of them, Jesse (Scarlett Johansson) does not take the wedding with Peter (Paul W. Downs, who also co-wrote the screenplay with the director).

Even though she remains on her reserve at the outset, Jesse, who campaigns to try to be elected to the Senate of the United States, is quickly tempted by a nostalgic return to the excesses of yesteryear with the girlfriends. Coke lines, glasses, and temptations are no longer counted. While the wise men of the bridegroom engage in a formal evening of tasting great wines, where the most exciting exercise is to find the right qualifier to describe the scent of the precious nectar, 'bursts. And falls quickly "in trouble". Without disclosing anything, even if the event comes very early in history, let's say that the inevitable stripper will not leave the luxurious apartment of South Beach, loaned for the occasion by a generous donator of the campaign of Jesse.

1. Director: Lucia Aniello
2. Writers: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs
3. Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon, Zoë Kravitz 
4. Genres: Comedy
5. Runtime: 1h 41min 
6. Release Date: 16 June 2017 (USA)