Review of Mother Night (1996) by Nicholas N — 13 Nov 2009
It's a great, faithful adaptation of a wonderful novel. I don't think that the movie consistently retained the satirical theme of the book- it's mostly played as a straight drama, so it was a little weird to see the almost slapsticky white supremacist characters sharing screen space with the glum Campbell.
Arkin and Goodman inject life into the film, though, and there are some really great scenes here. The last third of this movie is really close to note perfect. See it if you liked the book, or other dark satires like Dr. Strangelove.
This review of Mother Night (1996) was written by Nicholas N on 13 Nov 2009.
Mother Night has generally received positive reviews.
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