All the while, Molly doesn't grow much at all. Her dream job simply falls in her lap, forgoing the possibly compelling journey that it would take to get it in the real world.

| Mar 15, 2021

Like the romcoms it's modeled after, Late Night offers an escape into a world with softer edges, brighter colors, and simpler solutions

| Dec 6, 2019

I liked it, but I wanted to love it... It's almost like it pulls its punches here and there -- I wanted more bite from it.

| Oct 1, 2019

Mindy Kaling wrote the screenplay with Emma Thompson in mind and you can see the character was crafted for exactly her talents.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 15, 2019

Kaling and Thompson are going after something different, and while it's acerbically funny at times it also feels quite real and of the moment.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 9, 2019

I'm willing to accept this as an accurate picture of how comedians can be -- which is not to say that the accuracy makes Late Night any funnier.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 7, 2019

Late Night is very aware of needing to earn the privilege of our time, but it doesn't quite earn the privilege of our laughter.

| Jun 17, 2019

I just wasn't convinced by the actual performance of the show...some very funny jokes in the first two-thirds...fine and fun, but I wanted more.

| Jun 15, 2019

Heightened by an impressive performance from Thompson, it's a fun movie that tackles a variety of issues, including sexism in the workplace, with panache.

| Jun 14, 2019

Humor can be a great equalizer, and Thompson and Kaling are terrific as two women who are funny as hell and should never be underestimated.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 14, 2019

Mindy Kaling's Late Night takes aim at the boring sameness of white patriarchy and amusingly shakes up comedy homogeny.

| Jun 14, 2019

Playing an imperious Brit who sneers at lesser mortals from a pedestal of "The Devil Wears Prada"-style privilege and power, Thompson crackles with just the right amount of condescension, cruelty and whip-smart comic timing.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 14, 2019

There's a great movie in here somewhere, but "Late Night" needs another pass through the writer's room before going to air.

| Original Score: C | Jun 14, 2019

I'm not sure the film gets all of this right, but it's an intriguing, enjoyable, well-cast effort.

| Jun 13, 2019

What does work - a lot - is Thompson, who conveys wit, intelligence and capability better than just about anyone in the movies today.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 13, 2019

Thompson and Kaling don't even need to be acting here. Like all women, they've long had to navigate real-world misogyny. But they also know how to find the humour in it.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 13, 2019

But for much of its running time, Late Night feels like two punchlines struggling for equal airtime.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 13, 2019

Kaling's screenwriting debut addresses modern sore spots with gentle humor and a big heart.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 13, 2019

Late Night is at its best when it focuses on the inner workings of late night 온라인카지노추천.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 12, 2019

You'll have a good time nevertheless. But don't be surprised if you come out wishing that there actually were a late-night comedy show starring Emma Thompson instead of just a movie about one.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 12, 2019