jtindahouse I make no bones about the fact that Adrien Brody is one of my least favorite actors working today. I find his delivery boring and his expressions uninspiring. So the fact that I was able to enjoy 'Manhattan Night' as much I did in spite of him says a lot. There's a lot going in this film. There are love stories, crimes, drama, mysteries and even the odd dash of action sprinkled into the mix. And it's all blended together exquisitely.Yvonne Strahovski really impressed me with her performance. I had previously seen her in 'Dexter' and enjoyed her in that, but this was a step up again. Brody in the lead role, whilst I didn't love him, was certainly in better form than he usually is. There is some narration by his character and it reminded me of 'Sin City'. Very dark and gritty and admittedly well done.If you'd told me I would enjoy 'Manhattan Night' as much I did before going in I would have laughed at you. It took me very pleasantly by surprise though and I would recommend giving this one a chance.

Prismark10 Manhattan Nocturne is a modern noir murder mystery starring Adrien Brody as a hard boiled crime reporter Wren Porter writing for a tabloid newspaper now under the new ownership of a thinly disguised Rupert Murdoch clone, Hobbs (Steven Berkoff.)Porter is hired by Caroline (Yvonne Strahovski) whose husband a film director called Crowley (Campbell Scott) was murdered and whose death remains unsolved.However Caroline really wants Porter to find out who is sending sex footage contained in a memory card to a wealthy tycoon.Porter becomes attracted to Caroline, the wealthy tycoon sends his goons to hurt Porter, the deceased husband was a sleazeball and Caroline herself had a troubled childhood.The film starts off in a clichéd manner, it is portentous, sluggish and really not hard boiled or sleazy enough.Strahovski is seductive but despite bearing some flesh never gets to Basic Instinct level erotic. Brody who also produced the film looks miscast and the turgid voice-over becomes grating. Scott as the manipulative husband who ends up tormenting Caroline also looks miscast as he just looks uncomfortable in that type of role.The film benefits from a strong second half as the plot gets more tightly wound but director Brian DeCubellis cannot elevate the source material.

Mr-Fusion I'll admit, this one's a little baffling. "Manhattan Night" has all of your usual noir clichés and a generally melancholy vibe, but it is far from a nail-biter. There is a point, late in the game, where things actually do heat up, but it is a genuine challenge getting there. And this is a movie with more than one naked Yvonne Strahovski scene. That's criminal, man.The movie's worth it for the cast (Jennifer Beals is always an asset) and there is a payoff in the end, but I can't say I'll be coming back around for this anytime soon.5/10

adonis98-743-186503 A well-known reporter becomes involved with a mysterious and seductive woman while trying to find the truth about her husband's death. Manhattan Nocturne is by no means a perfect film but seeing a naked Yvonne Strahovski is pretty good i'll tell you that but honestly the ending and this whole backstory with Caroline helped me appreciate the film a bit more her boyfriend Simon (Campbell Scott) was a jerk to her he seriously had issues but the film also works with this whole Crime, Thriller noir type of movie it really is although it does have it's issue like that weird sex scene or that awkward story behind Hobbs and the overall film is at times over the top with the acting or it's characters but honestly i enjoyed it mostly because of the ending 7/10.