According to star Seth Rogen, THE NIGHT BEFORE is a movie that “was made by Jews about Christmas and opens on Thanksgiving.” That’s completely accurate, and Columbia/Sony Pictures’ forthcoming Xmas comedy marks the first time that I’ve kicked-off a Holiday Movie Season by featuring a film that’s completely not family-friendly. In fact, unless you work somewhere really cool, the just-released red-band trailer is probably not even safe for your place of employment. Funny enough, Rogen’s church scene is pretty close to my own visits to a house of worship… minus the Star of David sweater.
About THE NIGHT BEFORE: Ethan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Isaac (Seth Rogen) and Chris (Anthony Mackie) have been friends since childhood, and for a decade, their yearly Christmas Eve reunion has been an annual night of debauchery and hilarity. Now that they’re entering adulthood, the tradition is coming to an end, and to make it as memorable as possible, they set out to find the Nutcracka Ball – the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.
If the movie is as good as the trailer, we just may have a new Christmas classic on our hands.
Stay tuned…
