Manhattan Night 2016

     This film is based on a novel by Colin Harrison titled Manhattan Nocturne.  Porter Wren is a New York City tabloid writer.  He’s always looking for a scoop and a scandal.  He's married to Lisa Wren, she is a surgeon and they have two children, a son and a daughter.  Caroline Crowley’s husband Simon died and she wants Porter to find out more information about the unsolved murder.  The case becomes more and more complex until it threatens Porter’s job, his marriage and his life.

     Adrien Brody has cornered the market on the hangdog look and manner.  He will really go out on a limb to get a story and he’s willing to sacrifice.  He’s afraid he won’t have a job every day so he’s very hungry for any story.  It’s a good thing that a lot of this film happens in the dark because that’s where it really belongs.  2 ½* (This movie is so-so)

113 min, Crime directed by Brian DeCubellis with Adrien Brody, Yvonne Strahovski, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Beals, Raul Aranas, Thomas Bair, Will Beinbrink, Steven Berkoff, Kevin Breznahan, Jahni Brown, Stan Carp.

Note:  Imdb 6.2 out of 10, 33% critic 54% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 2*, Amazon 3.5* out of 5* with 123 reviews, Metacritic 44 out of 100 with 14 critics 4.6 out of 10 with 14 reviews.

Special Note:  Filmed in New York City. Campbell Scott is the son of actors George C. Scott and Colleen Dewhurst.