At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Now here's a film where literally nothing works.. for Jeff Goldblum anyway. It may not be as smart or funny(or as good for that matter) as "After Hours", but John Landis' "Into the Night" is still an entertaining, albeit long-winded affair about a nerd gone rogue, who falls for a manipulative, extremely non-committal, yet undeniably beautiful(make that smokin' hot) Michelle Pfeiffer. Decent music, cool cars, good cast, occasional laughs and undeniable quirkiness.. "ITN" is, ironically, insomnia inducing. The right mood or drink may be in order before hitting play. And know when you do there's no going back. The films harsh tonal shifts are eased when the viewer succumbs to the inevitable continuance of this nonsense. It's a hard film to recommend, for fear of someone taking any of it seriously. The films 2 hr run-time feels like 3, and the extreme violence really doesn't fit at all. It's still interesting and oddly entertaining. I give it a soft-7? Nah, Hard 6.The film effectively plays with the insomnia theme, placing it in the center of plot turns and the climax(is there a climax?), and in some weird way justifying the films length. You may forget your name while watching this, maybe fall asleep only to wake up suddenly, disturbed, press rewind to find where you left off, only to find-out everything you already knew, yet keep watching, wondering if the night will ever end. What have you got to lose?

This is a film about finding adventure in your life and taking a risk doing it. "Into the Night" unfolds into a string of events from a chance meeting of two people who compliment each other as companions, even if they have different personalities and come from completely different backgrounds.Ed Okin--a bored urbanite with a dead end job and nothing new going on with the day to day, apart from his cheating wife--goes out for a neighborly spin in his car in the middle of the night and finds trouble in all the right places with a blond named Diana on the run from crazy Iranians and other goons looking to get back precious jewels she has. A partnership is made with one, Goldbloom, looking for danger and the other, Pfeiffer, trying to run away from it. This is the type of story that goes with the flow, neither aiming towards a set-in-stone direction, which gives the viewing experience of seeing new complications, characters and locations a spontaneous and unpredictable feel.This is a fun adventure story with mystery, action and some laugh out loud gags. There's candid violence, brief nudity and car chases to get the pulse pumping. This has trendy '80s music, including wild guitar solos and popping bass rhythms that doesn't help the movie step outside of 1985. "Into the Night" is a basic big-budgeter that doesn't serve a major purpose except to maybe sell the audience a this-could-be-you-if-applied-yourself fantasy. It's an entertaining movie to spice up a bored evening and escape with, as anything more and you might be disappointed.

Don't expect any Oscars over here. What one can expect is a fun-filled, enthralling and enjoyable flick that can be seen without much utility of brains. The set of events unfold one night when Jeff's character is at the airport, after coming in terms with his wife's infidelity. He has an unexpected encounter with an alluring woman (Michelle) who is on the run from some people and decides to help her, but both get embroiled in a series of mishaps as the night progresses. The acting isn't very laudable over here, except of Michelle, who creates a character of her own. Jeff looks and sounds bizarre at times and looks disinterested. The rest of the cast gives a plausible performance but of course, no acclaim over here.Overall, a fun flick that one can watch at night ( Its 'Into the Night, right?) 6 out of 10.

The plot here about a woman (Michelle Pfieffer) who has six emeralds that a bunch of murderous heavies want to get their hands on is pretty silly, but what rescues the film is some brilliant direction from John Landis, and I mean brilliant. It would not surprise me if they study this at film school. He takes every banal scene and adds a touch of comedy, clowning, in-jokes (more cameos of famous people and film directors than you could believe), or just tension. There is not a flat moment in the whole film. The choice of upmarket locations in Los Angeles too is a constant dazzle. Overall this pacing overcomes an average input from the love interest of Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Pfeiffer who do not really gel.