Review of Last Night in Soho (2021) by Bertobellamy — 29 Oct 2021

Ok, this is kind of a letdown, because it looked a lot better in the trailers.

'Last Night in Soho' is about letting the past die, killing it if you have to (Kylo Ren approves), but the redundancy of its plot is tiring, especially when the cheap jump scares and clichés begin to pop here and there.

A film about a young woman from today reliving the mysterious life of another one in 60's London sounded promising; however, Edgar Wright has some trouble finding the balance between the two timelines, so he finds refugee in what he's known for: music and style.

Some unexpected but welcome themes question an idealized age, and I can go with that, but the plot ends to be deceiving, and not in a good way.

Oh, and the last act is just terrible. It's so cringing to hear a "villain" explain the whole movie at the end, and that's exactly what happens here.

But hey, at least there's some good music in here, and it's great to listen to these songs nonstop, even during the horror scenes.