Late Night


Director	Nisha Ganatra
Selected Cast	Emma Thompson as Katherine Newbury
	Mindy Kaling as Molly Patel
	John Lithgow as Walter Lovell
	Hugh Dancy as Charlie Fain

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Magic Marmalade 23rd Dec 2021		Rated 8/10 A girl, standing in front her boss, asking her not to fire her. As much as I thought this was going to be a snappy, witty razor sharp comedy (which it is), it turns out this is actually a romantic comedy.... a rom-com. Except, instead of a boy - girl / man - woman arrangement, and in the traditional sense of “romance” that we're used to, at it’s heart, it’s about the relationship between Emma Thompson’s ageing talk show host anchor, deemed past her prime, and about to lose her show, and the young, optimistic (naïve) Mindy Kaling character, who has ambitions to become a comedy writer for the show, who is hired, it seems, purely for diversity’s sake, and tries to freshen up the show with a new perspective. And while it is funny, razor sharp, and cracks along in super snappy smart manner, it doesn’t do so at the expense of genuine feeling, and warmth. With some sombre moments underpinning Emma Thompson’s acerbic nature, and a kind of cynicism about modern cynicism (meta-cynicism?) , it’s pretty much as feel good as most other romantic comedies. 6 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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