Very disappointed :(

The greatest movie ever made..!

One of the worst movies I've ever seen

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Succeeds only because of the charisma and talents of its leads. Inhabits a world and logic of its own. A fantasy/picaresque combination. Forget the basic plot - the dialogue and characters are what make this movie different. One scene that is hard to forget though is the punch-up with the Santa Clauses. This violent scene is shocking and spoils the spirit of the movie. Joseph Gordon- Levitt physically resembles the great Heath Ledger more and more. Best line: "Friends come and go but fans last forever."!

I'll start by saying that I've been a long time fan of Seth Rogan, even through some of his (supposed) 'misfires' such as 'The Green Hornet,' therefore I was quite surprised that 'The Night Before' sneaked by my consciousness and popped up to view on an online streaming services. I read the blurb about three old friends going out just before Christmas for one last big party before they all have to carry on with their adult lives and figured it would be worth an hour and a half of my time. It wasn't.Since watching it I've read a number of reviews, many bashing it for its 'glamourising drugs,' one viewer going as far as to say that 'the drugs were almost like a character in themselves.' However, that didn't bother me so much as the fact that I just didn't laugh. Most comedies fail to make you split your sides with laughter, but you should at least get a few chuckles and wry smiles out of a known comic actor's offering. I just didn't. There were simply no jokes. There was a lot of shouting and a few gross scenes, plus a fair amount of swearing (again, swearing bothers me about as much as drug-use, but it needs to be incorporated into the jokes, rather than just to fit as many four-letter words in as possible). There are undertones of likening the story to a modern retelling of 'A Christmas Carol,' therefore expect the odd (borderline) supernatural experience to be thrown in there. I don't know whether it was supposed to be really supernatural, or just brought on by the drugs, but it wasn't necessary to what little plot there was and it certainly wasn't as clever as it was supposed to be.I wouldn't even call the humour 'crude,' simply because there wasn't any humour on display. The three central characters just bumble from one drunken/drug-induced (supposedly comedic) set-piece to the next as they go around town. If they were likable you may actually care about their lives and the problems they're (sort of) trying to escape from (namely growing up), but you don't. They come across as the sort of 'bros' you don't wanna know.I still like Seth Rogan and will look on this as the first of his 'misfires' that actually misfired with me.

not gonna give anything away but i had to pause the film sometimes because i was laughing too hard... yeah, there's a lot of drugs in the movie but i kinda fell high while watching so that's a thing. different movie in the Christmas "genre" and it's funny - definitely will re- watch while stoned, should be fun. peace, y'all

And other rude stuff of course. But you can guess that by seeing not only the rating this has on its sleeve but also by the cast list. Having said that, this is an adventure 3 friends go on every year on Christmas. And as everything that has been done too many times, it wears out (for them that is, maybe for the viewer too?).You have to like the three main actors or at least not hate them, to kind of enjoy the movie. There is of course at least one love interest and a lot of side characters (family), not to mention the clear connection to the Christmas Carol. But this Carol takes you on a different kind of a trip .. well you get the pun. If you think this is funny, then you passed the first test of "Should I watch this?". The rest is up to you and your mood/feelings towards this type of comedy ...