Late Night Shopping (2001)

Such a pretentious and lame attempt to hipness. Diabolical script and dialogue and truly embarrassing acting. Really the worse movie I have ever seen(at the cinema). Nothing in my opinion saves this movie from being a total disaster. I saw it when it came out in a cinema in Brighton. People were walking out and there were more people chatting outside the toilets than in the auditorium! At the end there were boos and scorn from the meagre crowd left, which was quite sad as relatives of one of the main actors were present and looked really sheepish. However the movie was that bad that I really could not feel like that sympathetic with them. Everybody has to start from somewhere and their son started off his acting career with this truly awful attempt at 'Tarantinism made in the UK'. 5 years have gone bye, but sometimes I still cringe at the memory of that sad night at the movies! This is a movie with no redeeming features whatsoever! I gave it a 1 as 0 was not available. They should invent a 'shameometer' for everybody involved in this sorry mess of a movie. I know some of them have moved on to better things, the positive thing is that none of them could have sank any lower than this.

"Late Night Shopping" is a little, lukewarm Brit friends comedy which follows the lives and loves of a trio of young Glasgow guys who spend most of their time trying to figure out their lives and loves. The film wanders from pillar to post seemingly searching for its story until it settles on one couple and the reconciliation of some relationship-busting indiscretions. There's probably more right with "Late Night Shopping" than there is wrong with it, but it is not sufficient to warrant a trip to the video store. Unengaging, monotonous at times, but with a solid cast and an occasionally pang of poignancy or heart, this flick may have some appeal for young adults, Scots or Brits, fans of the players, etc. All else pass. (C)

I never heard about the movie when I decided to watch it. Wanted to know if I was in for a nice surprise. And i really was. I won't say the movie is a must-see, but it's a nice comedy with some original jokes. It's also an interesting look on the world that normal people always miss because they're asleep.The persons in the movie have a nice character and there will definitely be someone you can identify yourself with. Nice story, some good jokes, surprising plot. In short: 85 minutes of your life you absolutely could have spend worse.

These days, the majority of people on earth watch American films, which are quite often filled with action and / or effects. There are of course films about ordinary life, like American Beauty, which attract major attention, but are there any else? Does the film industry consist of films full of action and effects and a few simple made, though qualitatively good films? Are all good films made in America? The answer to those questions are No and No!!! There are films, that do manage to entertain without big effects and explosions. Some of them are made in America and remain virtually unknown like Finding Forrester. But there are also a number of good and simply made European films, that never get the attention they deserve. Hereby I must add that the level of attention European films get is even lower than the attention that is given to simply made American films (unless it is some sort of HIT film). Late Night Shopping is one of those European films that deals with ordinary life, but does it manage to entertain? Before I get to that though, I must tell you, that this movie is targeted at a late teen / young adult audience, which is not a bad thing, but Since I've seen the film I must tell you, that this film will not be enjoyed by many persons not belonging to the target audience. Late night shopping, is about four youngsters Jody, Vincent, Sean and Lenny who all work graveyard shifts. After work these ‘acquaintances' meet in a café to talk about their daily hassles. There it is, that we meet those four persons that will dictate the next 91 minutes of our life. In the course of the film, a lot becomes clear, about the personalities of the characters, but this film is more than a character study. It also shows the development and of true friendship. I'd like to quote Vincent here, standing on a miniature golf course with Lenny, but I do not want to spoil your viewing experience. Of course I realized, that nothing much happens in this film. I noticed that it contains a lot of pointless behavior, like sitting in a café, talking or riding around in the car with no particular place to go, but aren't those pointless routines, what make life enjoyable? Isn't it great to be able to do nothing special with your friends and having fun at the same time? By know, I might have you thinking, that this is the best film of all times, well it is entertaining, but it isn't that good. I mean, the actors, the story and the music are all good, without any ground breaking achievements, but what really made the difference between this being a pretty good film and a good film, was the director I think. I feel, that if he had paced and directed this movie just a notch better, it would have done the trick and this film would have been good. Now it is just pretty good. I know some people might argue that the ‘soap scenes' are idiotic, but they didn't bother me at all. As far as pointless films go this one holds up pretty well, despite not being able to match itself with Mallrats or Chasing Amy (which are both American films by the way). 7 out of 10