About Last Night (1986)
"It's about men, women, choices, sex, ambition, moving in,
no sex, risk, underwear, friendship, career moves, strategy,
commitment, love, fun, breaking up, making up, bedtime, last night..."
This adaptation of David Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago
suffers from a colourless performance from Rob Lowe and too little
human chemistry.
The result is a trite romantic comedy about two young singles who
fail to connect with one another both as friends and lovers. As a
saving grace, Lowe's co-stars Demi Moore, Jim Belushi and Elizabeth
Perkins do manage to pull off some memorable moments.
Danny (Lowe) and Debbie (Moore) are a couple of Chicagoans who,
after a first-night bedroom tryst, have trouble committing to each
other. Not helping matters is Debbie's misanthropic roommate Joan
(Perkins), nor is Danny's promiscuous buddy Bernie (Belushi)
conducive to the leading characters' lasting relationship.
Danny and Debbie finally split when they decide that they really
have nothing in common, though an open-ended climactic scene
suggests that this state of affairs may change. A flaccid, soft rock
soundtrack featured leftovers from John Waite, Sheena Easton, Bob
Seger, and John Oates.
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