Don McKellar's version of humanity's last few hours on Earth is an ambitious take - unfortunately, his approach in the first half of the movie is bogged down with his creating hip, unseen connections among characters, to play with both structure and the audience. McKellar is wry and sad as Patrick Wheeler, a man determined to spend the last hour or so of his life alone; Sandra Oh, as a woman trying to return home to her husband, is energetic and heartbreaking; and Callum Keith Renne really shines as an old buddy of Patrick's trying to complete a lofty "project" before life's end.
Thankfully, Last Night's redemption (before the end of the world, of course) is that McKellar puts away the trite "six degrees" game half-way through his tale, and completes a touching, human movie about people's final choices (or lack thereof). The final 15 minutes is a wonderful combination of freakiness and emotion, with the sincerity and motives of the sometimes-bland characters finally realized. In all, a vote of a '7', as it seems that this movie will get better with repeated viewings.
Thankfully, Last Night's redemption (before the end of the world, of course) is that McKellar puts away the trite "six degrees" game half-way through his tale, and completes a touching, human movie about people's final choices (or lack thereof). The final 15 minutes is a wonderful combination of freakiness and emotion, with the sincerity and motives of the sometimes-bland characters finally realized. In all, a vote of a '7', as it seems that this movie will get better with repeated viewings.