About Last Night

The idea of the one-night stand that turns into long-term love has been done to death, memorably in Edward Zwick's titular 1986 hit starring Demi Moore and Rob Lowe, which was based on David Mamet's 1974 play Sexual Perversity in Chicago. In this remake built around contemporary African American singles, Bernie (Kevin Hart) and Danny (Michael Ealy) work at a restaurant supply company in downtown Los Angeles. One evening in a bar, Bernie and his date, Joan (Regina Hall), talk insecure Danny into hooking up with her roommate, Debbie (Joy Bryant), a straitlaced executive. Having been hurt in the past, both Danny and Debbie are wary of commitment, yet they wind up in bed and soon are moving in together. But when Danny decides to change careers and go to work at an Irish pub owned by his late father's best friend (Christopher McDonald), their relationship is seriously challenged. Director Steve Pink offers little here that is new or different, transitioning from risqué to raunchy and reducing the original concept to a clichéd sitcom. To make matters worse, Hall and Hart serve up such playfully bantering and outrageously vulgar supporting characters that they're far more interesting than the story's pivotal couple. Optional. [Note: DVD/Blu-ray extras include “Word on the Street” advice (9 min.), the production featurette “I Love You?” (6 min.), advice from the cast (4 min.), and trailers. Exclusive to the Blu-ray release is “An Un-Romantic Comedy” behind-the-scenes featurette (15 min.), and a bonus UltraViolet copy of the film. Bottom line: a solid extras package for an uneven film.] (S. Granger)