DVD Review

The Good Night (2008)

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SLEEPYTIME GAL Penélope Cruz is harried Martin Freeman's dream lover in director Jake Paltrow's The Good Night

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Rated: R; DVD Release Date: Apr 01, 2008; Genres: Comedy, Romance; With: Penélope Cruz, Martin Freeman and Gwyneth Paltrow; Distributor: Yari Film Group

By Kerrie Mitchell

In wistful drama The Good Night, Gary (Martin Freeman) avoids his dreary life with nagging girlfriend Dora (Gwyneth Paltrow) by dozing off into a gauzy dreamworld inhabited by an idealized beauty (Penélope Cruz). This feature debut from writer-director Jake Paltrow (Gwyneth's brother) is assured and appealing, even as it overplays Gary's misery — it would be easier to believe he's longing for his lost happiness with Dora if she weren't such a shrew. EXTRAS Jake Paltrow, in his thoughtful commentary, says he shot the ''reality'' scenes in 16mm to give Gary's waking hours a ''flat and grainy and...s---ty look.'' B

Posted Apr 04, 2008

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