That Good Night (2017)

Name: That Good Night
Genre: Drama
Released: 2017-06-20
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: John Hurt, Sofia Helin, Max Brown, Erin Richards, Charles Dance

That Good Night (2017), directed by Eric Styles, starring John Hurt and Sofia Helin.

06/20/2017 BR Drama 1h 32m

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Synopsis

A moving and memorable family drama about a terminally ill writer who wants to be reconciled with his long-abandoned son.

Richard StoddardCinematography
Eric StylesDirector
Chris TimsonEditing
Mali EvansEditing

About the film

That Good Night is a 2017 British drama film directed by Eric Styles and starring John Hurt. It is based on N. J. Crisp's 1996 play of the same name. It is also notable for being Hurt's final film, although Damascus Cover (filmed earlier) was released later.

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Plot

Ralph, a famous screenwriter now in his seventies and terminally ill, revisits his moral principles and desires to die with dignity. He wants to reconnect with his estranged son, Michael. He also wants to make sure he does not become a burden to his loving, much younger wife Anna as he goes "into that good night."

Cast

John Hurt as Ralph

Charles Dance as The Visitor

Sofia Helin as Anna

Max Brown as Michael

Erin Richards as Cassie

Noah Jupe as Ronaldo

Production

The film was shot in Algarve, Portugal for five weeks, and produced by London film investment company Goldfinch Studios and co-produced by Marc Sinden and Jo Gilbert, the producers of the original play.

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 52% based on 21 critics, and an average rating of 5.20/10.

Neil Young of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review and wrote that it "passes muster strictly as a showcase for Hurt and Dance." Wendy Ide of Screen Daily also gave the film a positive review and wrote "So effortlessly good is Hurt, however, that he rather outclasses the rest." James Luxford from Picturehouse Spotlight wrote that That Good Night, "is an absorbing British drama that explores issues that with resonate with everyone who sees it. Featuring performances that will inspire conversations long after the credits have rolled, it is a fitting tribute to one of our most instinctive talents."

CineVue's Jamie Neish rated the film 2/5, and wrote "The film never feels truly worthy of Hurt's talents and doesn't utilise his abilities as well as it could have done." The Times also gave it 2/5, and stated "It's more mawkish than melancholic."

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External links

That Good Night at IMDb

That Good Night at Rotten Tomatoes

Text from That Good Night (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Good_Night_(film)

Trivia

It premiered on June 20, 2017, a Tuesday.
It runs 1h32 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.