Film Review – About Last Night

It’s interesting to note that “About Last Night” isn’t an update of David Mamet’s 1974 play, “Sexual Perversity in Chicago.” It’s a remake of the 1986 screenplay adaptation by Tim Kazurinsky and Denise DeClue, making sure to avoid Mametian poison to pattern itself off the original Hollywood take, which starred Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Elizabeth Perkins, and Jim Belushi. It seems strange to go to all this work, rehashing a pleasant but safe take on sexual politics, and unleash four unlikable characters in the process, killing off the potential for a truly eye-opening, frighteningly honest inspection of relationship nuance. It strives to be warm and funny, but “About Last Night” mostly dishes up moldy leftovers from the he said/she said recycle bin. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com