Review of Night on Earth (1991) by Ross C — 28 May 2007

So different! I loved the different stories.

This review of Night on Earth (1991) was written by Ross C on 28 May 2007.

Night on Earth has generally received very positive reviews.

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An strange mix between great stories and some mediocre pieces. Not as funny as I wanted it to be, nor as good…

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By Andrey B (847) on 10 Jan 2015

Not bad film with curious stories, fine night time towns and jazzy tones of soundtrack. Comic stories at first turn to sad and bleak ones at the end…

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The first great film to come from Jim: after the promising Permanent Vacation and Stranger Than Paradise, the decent Down By Law and the underwhelming…

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Like a quintet of Ogden Nash rhymes, Mr. J's work here leaves me grinning many times…

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Totaly fucked up movie. I like it. Benigni the most. But every story have it's spell…

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