Review of The Late Shift (1996) by Shane D — 09 Sep 2012
Many years later, after the wash up of the Conan/Leno battle has subsided, watching the behind-the-scenes shenanigans from the Letterman/Leno/Carson round-table seems positively prophetic. I really enjoyed this, mostly because I thought that John Michael Higgins performance as Letterman was spot on.
It does err on Letterman's side of the story, whilst painting Leno as more of a victim of circumstance than the bad guy (which he certainly is synonymous with now), it's Letterman that gets the heroic finale.
In the end it's NBC that is the ultimate evil, history would again repeat. A great little film for fans of the late nite antics.
This review of The Late Shift (1996) was written by Shane D on 09 Sep 2012.
The Late Shift has generally received mixed reviews.
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