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This popped up on my Netflix recommendations for some odd reason -- which is weird, because the only thing I watch much of on Netflix is standup comedy. But, I remember liking it back in the day, so I gave it a watch last night.
This is a chick flick from back when they would try to make movies that appealed to more than just the target audience. The movie we're showing right now, "Practical Magic 2," has zero content that men will give two hoots about. "About Last Night" has the romantic comedy story, plus it's funny, smartly written, has interesting characters, and ...oh yeah, a heaping helping of naked Demi Moore. According to the parent's guide on IMDB.com, the nude shots show Demi 'pre-augmentation." Well, that's comforting to know. IMDB doesn't say whether Rob Lowe has had anything augmented, but there's a pretty good amount of his nakedness too, although not as much as Demi.
What was I talking about? Oh yeah, the story. It's basically about Dan and Debbie, two good-looking twenty-somethings who meet at a baseball game and then hook up after about five minutes of flirting in a dive bar. From there the movie veers back and forth from passionate love scenes to big fights, sometimes (but not always) involving Dan and Debbie's two best friends, Bernie and Joan, played by Jim Belushi and Elizabeth Perkins. Dan and Debbie fall in love, move in together, break up, get back together, break up again, and then there is the classic movie ending where you're not sure if they're back together again or not, but you get the impression they are.
Most of the humor is provided by the supporting characters, and the fact that the two best friends don't like each other. In fact, Joan doesn't like anybody, apparently. Bernie likes anybody he can have sex with, and I was half-expecting him and Joan to get together at the end, but that didn't happen.
There are scenes involving the characters' jobs, where they hang out after work, and all sorts of other stuff that really fleshes them out. By the time it's over you feel like you really know these people. It really gives a pretty good portrayal of the way the social scene was back in the free-and-easy mid 1980s, back when a lot of people could get together in a neighborhood bar without a political argument breaking out in 15 minutes.
The soundtrack has a nice bunch of pop songs, the best of which is by Bob Seger, who contributes a beautiful balled, "Livin' inside My Heart," which is a lot better than some of his other hits. There are a couple of good songs by forgotten '80s singer Sheena Easton, too. Funny how Seger is still all over oldies radio, but you never seem to hear Sheena much.
Anyway, the movie has aged well. All of the various actors do their parts justice. There was a remake a few years ago which I did not see, but I'm sure it was horrible. If you like romantic comedies this is about as good as they get. 3.5 out of 5 stars from me.
This popped up on my Netflix recommendations for some odd reason -- which is weird, because the only thing I watch much of on Netflix is standup comedy. But, I remember liking it back in the day, so I gave it a watch last night.
This is a chick flick from back when they would try to make movies that appealed to more than just the target audience. The movie we're showing right now, "Practical Magic 2," has zero content that men will give two hoots about. "About Last Night" has the romantic comedy story, plus it's funny, smartly written, has interesting characters, and ...oh yeah, a heaping helping of naked Demi Moore. According to the parent's guide on IMDB.com, the nude shots show Demi 'pre-augmentation." Well, that's comforting to know. IMDB doesn't say whether Rob Lowe has had anything augmented, but there's a pretty good amount of his nakedness too, although not as much as Demi.
What was I talking about? Oh yeah, the story. It's basically about Dan and Debbie, two good-looking twenty-somethings who meet at a baseball game and then hook up after about five minutes of flirting in a dive bar. From there the movie veers back and forth from passionate love scenes to big fights, sometimes (but not always) involving Dan and Debbie's two best friends, Bernie and Joan, played by Jim Belushi and Elizabeth Perkins. Dan and Debbie fall in love, move in together, break up, get back together, break up again, and then there is the classic movie ending where you're not sure if they're back together again or not, but you get the impression they are.
Most of the humor is provided by the supporting characters, and the fact that the two best friends don't like each other. In fact, Joan doesn't like anybody, apparently. Bernie likes anybody he can have sex with, and I was half-expecting him and Joan to get together at the end, but that didn't happen.
There are scenes involving the characters' jobs, where they hang out after work, and all sorts of other stuff that really fleshes them out. By the time it's over you feel like you really know these people. It really gives a pretty good portrayal of the way the social scene was back in the free-and-easy mid 1980s, back when a lot of people could get together in a neighborhood bar without a political argument breaking out in 15 minutes.
The soundtrack has a nice bunch of pop songs, the best of which is by Bob Seger, who contributes a beautiful balled, "Livin' inside My Heart," which is a lot better than some of his other hits. There are a couple of good songs by forgotten '80s singer Sheena Easton, too. Funny how Seger is still all over oldies radio, but you never seem to hear Sheena much.
Anyway, the movie has aged well. All of the various actors do their parts justice. There was a remake a few years ago which I did not see, but I'm sure it was horrible. If you like romantic comedies this is about as good as they get. 3.5 out of 5 stars from me.