That Good Night (film)

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That Good Night
Directed byEric Styles
Screenplay byCharles Savage
Based on That Good Night
by N. J. Crisp
Produced byAlan Latham
Charles Savage
Victor Glynn (Exec)
Geoff Iles (Exec)
Marc Sinden (Co-Pro)
Jo Gilbert (Co-Pro)
Starring John Hurt
CinematographyRichard Stoddard
Edited byMali Evans
Chris Timson
Music by Guy Farley
Production
company
GSP Studios
Distributed by Trafalgar Releasing
Release date
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£3m

That Good Night is a 2017 British drama film directed by Eric Styles and starring John Hurt. [1] It is based on N. J. Crisp's 1996 play of the same name. [2] It is also notable for being Hurt's final film, [3] 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

Production

The film was shot in Algarve, Portugal for five weeks, [2] 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. [4]

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." [1] 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." [5] 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." [6]

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." [7] The Times also gave it 2/5, and stated "It's more mawkish than melancholic." [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Young, Neil (11 July 2017). "'That Good Night': Film Review; Edinburgh 2017". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 Lodderhose, Diana; Barraclough, Leo (10 May 2016). "First Look: John Hurt in 'That Good Night' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sir John Hurt gives his last performance in That Good Night". BBC News . 26 January 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "That Good Night" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  5. ↑ Ide, Wendy (23 June 2017). "'That Good Night': Edinburgh Review". Screen Daily . Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  6. ↑ Luxford, James (23 June 2017). "'That Good Night'". Picturehouse Spotlight . Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Edinburgh 2017: That Good Night review -". CineVue. 24 June 2017.
  8. ↑ Potton, Ed. "Film review: That Good Night".
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