A dark humoured and absurd SoHo Odyssey

Ike 2022-10-05 03:59:51

Definitely not something you will expect from Scorsese, but still good and worth a watch. highly entertaining, cleverly written, attention holding to the last.

1. Nothing is predictable after every comic turn of the film, there is a sense of menace increase and you are not sure at any minute the film is going to explore into a blood bath.

2. The camera plays the role of an amused narrator, with a willful personality of its own, wildly racing across images to scritinize small details like Marcy's thighs and floating 20 dollars.

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After Hours quotes

  • Kiki: You do that all day and your own shoulders get pretty sore.

    Paul Hackett: You want a massage?

    Kiki: You read my mind. Would you?

    Paul Hackett: Sure. I'm not too good at this. I just know a few basic moves.

    Kiki: Just make it hurt and you're on the right track.

  • Marcy: I hope you don't have to get up early tomorrow morning or anything.

    Paul Hackett: No. No, I don't.

    Marcy: Because I think you're somebody I can really talk to. And tonight I feel like - I feel like I'm gonna let loose or something. I feel like - I feel like something incredible is really gonna happen here!

    [laughs]

    Marcy: I feel soooo excited. I don't know why? I feel it.

    [laughs]

    Marcy: I'm glad you came.

    [laughs]