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ABOUT LAST NIGHT (2014)

"About Promiscuity and Shallow Relationships"

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ABOUT LAST NIGHT is a very raunchy, sometimes gross, remake of the 1986 hit romantic comedy. The movie follows the story of Bernie and Danny, two single guys in Los Angeles. Bernie is a womanizing playboy, while Danny is a nicer guy recovering from a breakup with his longtime girlfriend. Bernie surprises Danny by staying involved with a wild woman named Joan. He invites Danny to meet her. When Joan’s best friend, Debbie, comes along that night, Danny and Debbie have a one-night stand of their own. Over the course of a year, the movie shows the complications from these two relationships.

ABOUT LAST NIGHT is like countless other modern romantic comedies, but the cast performs with a great deal of appealing energy that, admittedly, can be entertaining. Comedian Kevin Hart is particularly good. The big problem is that the story’s overloaded with raunchy, sometimes even gross, sexual humor and scenes. ABOUT LAST NIGHT also has a completely nonchalant attitude toward premarital sex and cohabitation. Finally, there’s abundant foul language and excessive alcohol abuse. ABOUT LAST NIGHT is abhorrent and unacceptable.

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(PaPaPa, RoRo, Cap, LLL, V, SSS, NN, AAA, DD, MM) Very strong pagan worldview with strong Romantic elements of no transcendent standards other than feelings, plus some capitalist elements where hard work and concern for clients are more important; at least 140, 150 or more obscenities and profanities, including many “f” words; light comic violence; very strong sexual content and references includes multiple conversations about sexual acts and positions played often for laughs, numerous sex scenes, mixed between attempts at being crassly humorous, man walks in on another couple where the woman is on top while wearing a chicken mask, men leering at women throughout, failed attempts by other women to seduce the two male leads at various points; upper female and male nudity; multiple scenes feature people drinking to excess, leading to wild behavior and one hangover; tense hostess smokes a marijuana joint with her best friend at a Thanksgiving dinner and throws the turkey out the window; and, men are extremely relieved to learn the women they’re with aren’t actually pregnant.

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ABOUT LAST NIGHT is a very raunchy romantic comedy that puts an African-American spin on the 1986 hit comedy of the same name depicting a one-night stand that turns into a relationship.

The movie follows the story of Bernie (Kevin Hart) and Danny (Michael Ealy), two single guys in Los Angeles. Bernie is a womanizing playboy, while Danny is a nicer guy recovering from a breakup with his longtime girlfriend. Bernie surprises Danny by staying involved with a wild woman named Joan (Regina Hall). He invites Danny to meet her. When her best friend Debbie (Joy Bryant) comes along that night, Danny and Debbie have a one-night stand of their own.

While Bernie and Joan are shown as wild and raunchy, Danny and Debbie are idealized as the perfect, “normal” couple. Over the course of a year, however, the movie shows the complications that ensue for each of the two couples as the four lead characters learn to overcome their fears of intimacy and commitment and work their way towards cohabitation as a sign of their maturity.

On this surface level, ABOUT LAST NIGHT is like countless other romantic or sex comedies, but the cast performs with a great deal of appealing energy that admittedly is sometimes entertaining. Kevin Hart in particular is easily the most dynamic black comic actor since the early heyday of Eddie Murphy’s career. Meanwhile, Michael Ealy and Joy Bryant form a realistic couple with more emotional depth. Also, veteran character actor Christopher MacDonald has a great supporting role as a bar owner who serves as a mentor for Danny. The movie looks good, too, with glowing depictions of Los Angeles, and director Steve Pink pulls everything together in a stylish form.

The huge problem with this movie is that it’s overloaded with raunchy, sometimes even gross, sexual humor and scenes. People of faith and values are sure to be offended at numerous points, some of which are so over the top that they may also offend non-believers (in fact, studies show that many non-believers can be just as offended by such things as people with a biblical faith). It’s a shame that the filmmakers and cast feel such filthy humor is needed to make an impact on today’s audiences, but sadder still is that ABOUT LAST NIGHT is likely to be a big hit due to Kevin Hart’s popularity, which may inspire future movies to follow its dirty path.

Finally, ABOUT LAST NIGHT also has a completely nonchalant attitude toward premarital sex and cohabitation. This immoral viewpoint, combined with the raunchy parts, make ABOUT LAST NIGHT abhorrent and unacceptable for any moviegoer.

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.