daisukereds This movie.. This movie has ONE good line with proper comedic timing. It is not at the end of the movie, is somewhere in between, and it works because of the entirety of the film building towards it.And then.. that's it. It's not really interesting (be it visually, sets, content-wise or even the dialogue). None of the characters are particularly appealing. They don't even get enough time to be developed in any sort of way. But considering this is more like a crazy fever-dream, it is somewhat acceptable.. I guess. I'm sure this would be great as a film-student project, but otherwise, it isn't a particularly entertaining movie.I give it 3 stars, because x3 is the speed at which I would recommend anyone watch this.

videorama-759-859391 I don't know why Scorsese made this film. It's a question that quietly plagued me intermittently throughout. Normally he has points to his movies, or they're based on serious issues, or factual stuff, here, besides mocking up what New York can be like at night, where it can be crazy in the day too, it was a really kind of aimless, yet very attracting movie, with good performances to boot. I felt the same way about U Turn, when compared to Oliver Stone's other films. It's great to see Dunne, a really good actor, in the lead, which he does justice, but the other actors, who are just as good, should be credited too, especially O'Hara as one wild chick, with uncontrollable fits of giggles, one crazy, among a collection of strange people, poor luckless Dunne, meets on his night travels, where he simply should of stayed at home. I can't say After Hours is a good movie, or give it the thumbs up, but it is weirdly, or you could say uniquely entertaining, but seeing this is from Scorsese, it makes it a let down or disappointing as in quality. It's a movie that has you questioning, "Did that director really make this". The score I really liked, where it really fit the mood, while Dunne's performance was another thing. To make or carry the story along, it relies on strange offbeat characters and too many coincidences, but it is a satire, don't forget, sort of. What potency and importance underneath the satire can't be taken seriously because of those two things.

grantss Late one night, Paul Hackett meets a girl, Marcy, in a diner. She gives him her phone number and later that night he calls her. She invites him over to her place, which is across town. At her place things don't quite work out and Paul decides to go home. However, he has no money for cab or train fare and things are about to get very weird, leading to a situation where his life is in danger.One of Martin Scorsese's least-known movies, and there's a reason for that. It is not that good. It had potential, as a quirky comedy or an intense drama, but it's these very possibilities that doom it to failure. Instead of picking one of the two courses and sticking with it, Scorsese tries to have a bet each way, making it a quirky comedy with deadly serious thriller aspects to it too, and the two sides don't gel (how could they, possibly?). Difficult to view it seriously as a thriller, when you have these comedic moments. Difficult to laugh when the danger may be real. This conflict makes for an uneven experience.Not funny enough to be a good comedy (though there are some good moments), not intense enough to be a good drama. The comedy itself mostly revolves around trying to throw as many wacky characters and situations into the mix as possible, and this gets rather tiresome, rather quickly.The adventure that befalls Paul Hackett is quite a roller-coaster ride though, and it is this ceaseless momentum that prevents the movie from being total waste of time. Ending is quite poetic too.

Mr-Fusion "After Hours" bristles with its own distinct energy, which is partially why I love this movie. Even the quiet scene are riding a caffeine buzz and that only ices a cake this absurd. It boasts a pretty great cast, each bringing their own brand of crazy to the table (Catherine O'Hara's my favorite, inciting a lynch mob in her Mister Softee truck). Watching this movies is like stumbling into someone's fevered dream. It's not just that Griffin Dunne can't get back home, but all of these ridiculous situations are bizarrely connected. If it ain't one thin, it's another with this movie. And just when you think there's nowhere left to go with this story, Scorsese flips the tables yet again (once more down the rabbit hole).It's madness, but thoroughly entertaining.8/10