Directed and Written by : Patrick Brice
Starring : Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling, Jason Schwartzman, Judith Godrèche
Release Date : June 19, 2015
If you're looking for a low budget indie movie that has a sense of humor that's awkward, weird, unnerving, provocative, and insightful, then this might be the movie for you. However, I felt like it pushed some boundaries and crosses some lines that are purposefully meant to get a strong reaction from it's audience. Without spoiling anything, some things in this movie may be things you wouldn't have wanted to see.
The premise of a couple that recently moved to Los Angeles that meets another couple who wants to befriend them and have some very interesting, philosophical, enlightening, existential conversations, seems like a simple but arguably boring idea of a movie. It's easy to just wonder "how is this a movie?!" Half way through the film though, the story goes to bizarre places that will likely make you want to see how it ends. Actually, depending on where you think it's going, maybe not.
For the things the characters do in this movie; especially the uncomfortably weird situations, it thankfully has a strong cast to pull it off. Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling, Jason Schwartzman, and Judith Godrèche, are great in this. Each one of them had many moments to shine as actors, and there are things they do here that I won't be forgetting anytime soon.
"The Overnight" is definitely definitely definitely not a movie for everybody to see. While it does some brilliant things, it's honestly not that great of a movie. Although it's at least an undeniably interesting experience, assuming you have an expansive open mind to take it all in.
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