What I liked most about All Nighter is Xosha Roquemore’s version of a drunk party girl. Director Gavin Wiesen’s, story about a workaholic father (J.K. Simmons) who teams up with his daughter’s awkward ex-boyfriend (Emile Hirsch) to find her is not as fun and entertaining as the films trailer led me to believe.

One of my early thoughts as I watched was, ‘This is going nowhere fast.’ A thought soon followed by, ‘All the acting isn’t bad, but this film is boring’. Ultimately, All Nighter just plods along in a manner that had me failing to care about the whereabouts of the missing daughter (Analeigh Tipton). What made the experience even more underwhelming overall is the easy and relatively obvious explanation for the daughter’s whereabouts.

If you were thinking that All Nighter might be a boys’ adventure with a splash of The Hangover (2009) vibes, it’s barely that. More than anything, the film is about a workaholic father’s friendship with his daughter’s ex-boyfriend.

Essentially, if there’s nothing better on and you’re in the mood for an awkward comedy with very few good laughs, then sure, watch it. Otherwise, step away, friend.

Happy Film Loving

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