Late Night

Is Late Night a perfect film? No. It could have used a few tweaks in the edit suite, and a couple more on the page. Yes, the woman, women in comedy and woman of colour angles are pushed and pushed hard - but then again, isnt that what the movie is about? Nothing is too in-your-face or shoved down your throat, but you will notice it as these are things you dont often come across in cinema (or ever). I just would have preferred if Kalings character had the personal and professional résumé to be right as well as just righteous, but thats just me. Either way, shes great and holds her own against the dynamo force that is Thompson, relishing in her element as a smart, powerful female with a mean streak. Late Night is definitely worth the privile...

This had the potential to delver quite an insightful look into the workings of a late-night talkshow, but regrettably this opportunity was largely wasted. Emma Thompson plays the role of host "Katherine Newbury" well, but her character is pretty unlikeable and probably deserves for her tired old show to be cancelled. Mindy Kaling's "Molly" is the new kid on the writing team with the nouse to reverse the decline and re-establish her boss as a success, but again her persona doesn't really engage either. Sadly, the film is completely devoid of humour and aside from the few scenes with John Lithgow, is pretty unremarkable. Perhaps not quite meritorious of the "privilege of your time".