This Is the Night
R
5.5
2021
1 hr 40 min
Drama
In the summer of 1982, as all of Staten Island anticipates the opening of a blockbuster boxing movie, an Italian-American family must confront its greatest challenges.
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- Cast:
- Jonah Hauer-King , Naomi Watts , Frank Grillo , Lucius Hoyos , Method Man , Bobby Cannavale , River Alexander
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Reviews
To me, this movie is perfection.
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If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.
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Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
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The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
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