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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: About Last Night
Review: If you like DEMI MOORE.. You will love this movie. It's a true to life story about relationships. After you see the movie you will want the soundtrack!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good Representation of Dating Life the 80s
Review: If you were old enough to date in the 80s and were in your 20s to early 30s back then, a good many of the situations portayed in this movie will look quite familiar. I know many people who've lived through all the situations that arise in this movie, and I think most people who've ever dated can relate to something in this movie. Despite the hairstyles and clothes, the content of the movie itself are probably still relevant today in terms of new relationships and dating.

Although this movie is no classic, it is still quite enjoyable. James Belushi is the quirky, macho, insensitive sidekick to Rob Lowe and does a decent job, though not a great one. What I like most about the movie is that Lowe and Moore's characters really develop well. Their characters seem to grow and mature as the relationship gets deeper. Lowe and Demi have very good chemistry together, and they sell the idea that they're very atracted to each other, which helps make it believable--and their acting is actually pretty good too.

Demi has several nude scenes... Both Lowe and Moore are very young (around the "Brat Pack" days) and look great. I wouldn't recommend it for young kids due to the nudity and language, but it's still a good flick regardless and I do recommend it for anyone 18 or over.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: this is kind of like "Singles"...
Review: in the sense that they use Chicago as a backdrop for the relationship between Moore and Lowe, "Singles" did this with Seattle. Also, the lead characters get bad advice from their friends in both movies that leads to a break-up, which may or may not be permanent. I watched this for the first time since '86 recently, and it is somewhat dated. But Belushi and Perkins performances still shine,and too bad the planned sequel for this movie was dumped. I was at "Mothers" in Chicago

recently, they still have pictures of the cast up on the wall. Look for a young Megan Mullaly in this movie, she plays Moore's ditzy friend.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A classic 1980s comedy about romantic relationships
Review: In this classic 1980s comedy about relationships, Jim Belushi and Elizabeth Perkins steal the show with their hilarious characters. The one-liners from the film have become part of the vocabulary of a generation of college students and young adults. Belushi and Perkins are the respective roommates of Rob Lowe and Demi Moore who become embroiled in a fast-moving romance that has its shares of ups and downs. The film gets better everytime you watch it. It's comedic scenes remain funny and its poignant moments still evoke tears viewing after viewing.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good almost to the last drop
Review: It's a far cry from Mamet's play, but it's still very funny and sometimes touching (and the love scene, a direct ripoff -- or is it homage? -- of "Don't Look Now," is quite arousing). Moore has never been lovelier or a better actress, Lowe is in way over his head with this role (or any at that point in his premature career), and Perkins and Belushi are so funny that I wish the movie had been about them. The big problem is the ending, which feels so tacked on in an attempt to please the masses that it dilutes some of the movie's effect. But still, this is an innocuous, funny, and quite adult look at young lust and responsibility.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: An absulute must see for those who love the chick/date flick
Review: Most of the other reviews have nailed it when they say that this is a realistic look at relationships and dating. The haristyles have changed, Rob and Demi have grown up, and the fashion is seriously dated, but the theme, and the sheer believability of this couple stands the test of time.

In some ways this is a movie of cliches. Danny (Lowe) is a commitment phobic former womanizer, Debbie (Demi) is emotional and falls in love fast. Their respective best friends are resentful/jealous of their relationship. But hey, cliches are cliches for a reason, and all these characters will feel familiar, not so much because you've seen them before in the movies, but because you'll likely recognize in them friends of your own.

In many ways the story is the same as all the rest -- Boy meets Girl, Boy Gets Girl, Boy loses Girl (can't say anymore -- don't wanna spoil the ending). But this is the rare movie which actually picks up where the others leave off -- it's not about how the two come together in this big crazy world, it's about whether they can stay together in this big, crazy world.

If you miss any great 80s movies, make sure this is not one of them. Highly Recommended.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: It Happened One Night in Chicago in 1986.
Review: My VCR Tape of this movie was wearing out so I decided to look for a DVD. I was pleasantly surprised to see how many persons had taken the time to write a review of it. I was totally captivated by this movie when I first saw it in the theater. I have never read or seen the original play, but I was immediately struck by the similarity to "It Happened One Night" staring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert from 1934. Not only in the basic script premises of "boy and girl get together and so on," but also by the technical excellence of both films. "About Last Night" is very well directed by a very good director. It is very well acted by Rob Lowe and Demi Moore. Unfortunately where Gable and Colbert went on the get better and better, Lowe and Moore went merely become self-obsessed and self destructive. However that does not take anything away for a couple of excellent acting jobs in this film. Jim Belushi and Elizabeth Perkins are superb, and there is no movie without their excellent acting. The sound track is also excellent; it knits the popular music into the visual until you cannon imagine either one without the other. And of course, Chicago in a very photogenic city. I was a college student there in the late `60s and early `70s. It was fascinating to see how little things had changed, both visually and socially. I played ball on those same Lake Shore Drive fields and drank in those same Rush Street and Clark Street bars and learned a lot about life the hard way. This is a very pretty film, and I love it.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Honest and realistic slice of life
Review: Rob Lowe and Demi Moore attempt to turn a one night stand into a solid live-in relationship, against all odds. Lowe is terrified of commitment, and Moore doesn't want to be a notch on his bedpost. Jim Belushi is Lowe's pal, a stereotypical loudmouth buddy with all the advice on women, yet never seems to be with one. Elizabeth Perkins is Moore's friend, who's repulsed by Belushi and cynical about her friend's new relationship, although I detect a hint of jealousy. Very realistic portrayal of a blossoming relationship, the ups and downs, and the (occasionally brutal) realization that it's not all heart-shaped candy. A great movie for those who are involved, or who wants to be, and much more realistic and fulfilling than it's cousin "St. Elmo's Fire".

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: About last night
Review: Romantic story about a couple that meet in a bar, and fall in love. Problems do happen and they have a horrible break up. Their friends dislike each other. Alot of sex, adults only.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: An excellent interpretation of romance today.
Review: The film centers on a love affair between Dan (Rob Lowe) and Debbie (Demi Moore). Their relationship is basically all sex and no communication. This leads to a difficult time getting along. They are not helped by their so called friends whom try to persuade them to end the relationship. The climax is when Danny tells Debbie he doesn't love and then realizes he does. It is a must see for couples.


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