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| Yvonne Strahovski | ... |
Caroline Crowley
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| Adrien Brody | ... |
Porter Wren
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| Jennifer Beals | ... |
Lisa Wren
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| Campbell Scott | ... |
Simon Crowley
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| Steven Berkoff | ... |
Hobbs
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| Linda Lavin | ... |
Norma
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| Kevin Breznahan | ... |
Ron
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| Amelie McKendry | ... |
Not Caroline
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| Will Beinbrink | ... |
Billy
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| Thomas Bair | ... |
Tommy
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| Freia M. Titland | ... |
Prom Goer
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| Chinasa Ogbuagu | ... |
Haitian Woman
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| Theis Weckesser | ... |
Charlie
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| Madison Elizabeth Lagares | ... |
Sally
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| Frank Deal | ... |
Campbell
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Based on Colin Harrison's acclaimed novel Manhattan Nocturne (a New York Times Notable Book of the Year), MANHATTAN NIGHT tells the story of Porter Wren (Adrien Brody), a New York City tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder, tragedy and anything that passes for the truth. At home he is a model family man, devoted to his loving wife (Jennifer Beals). But when a seductive stranger (Yvonne Strahovski) asks him to dig into the unsolved murder of her filmmaker husband Simon (Campbell Scott), he can't resist. In this modern version of a classic film noir, we follow Porter as he is drawn into a very nasty case of sexual obsession and blackmail - one that threatens his job, his marriage, and his life. MANHATTAN NIGHT will be released by Lionsgate Premiere in theaters and On Demand May 20, 2016. Lionsgate Premiere, Grindstone Entertainment Group and 13 Films present in association with Sparkle Roll Media Corporation and Big Indie Pictures a production of Fable... Written by Lionsgate Premiere
The text that was describing the film ( which I read on the net) gave me a totally different idea of what is going on in the film, so I was surprised to see that it was not ( at all) what I expected. And I expected very dark, moody, heavy film with lots of different crime scenes and lots of bodies decomposing and similar. Truth is this is a very interesting thriller with some great scenes, a good story ( though the ending is a bit 'softer' that I expected) and very good acting!
The whole film is very well filmed and acted out. The ' artsy ' elements of an 'on the verge of madness' filmmaker give this film an element that I have not seen many times in other films and it made it even more interesting and appealing.
However, I must say that I was a bit disappointed how the story with the old man ended - somewhat abrupt. Someone who was an enemy because of the bad things he had done to the 'investigator journalist and his family', suddenly just pulls back from the whole thing. ( OK; he got what he wanted, but still ...)
The whole story that is around the blonde is mysterious. Than makes you wonder. And then you have the shocking truth! I really liked how that part of the film was developed. On the other hand, the family of the journalist is quite useless in the film. It adds almost nothing to the whole story. He could have lived with a cat. No big difference to the whole script.
All in all, quite a good film! Eight from me.