The long night that is the subject of the film's title is a desperate search of a middle-age man for his adult daughter, who has failed to return his phone calls. Out of concern, the father enlists the woman's ex-boyfriend to follow a set of dead-end leads in the search for the daughter. In this process the two buddies create mayhem and madness during the long night's journey into day.
The film is worth seeing for the deadpan style of J. K. Simmons as the father. His one-lines and facial responses are priceless, as he and the young man named Martin encounter a wide assortment of weird characters and situations.
Young Martin is a musician, who is still recovering the the end of his relationship with the daughter. As the film progresses, we feel more and more sympathy for the father and especially Martin. The closing scene that shows Martin as a gifted banjo player and vocalist is a nice close to the film.
While "All Nighter" is not a terribly original film, the situations and the dialogue were nonetheless engaging, especially with the stellar work of Simmons. Ironically, the nondescript daughter who was the object of the long night's journey into day, was the least developed character in the film.
The film is worth seeing for the deadpan style of J. K. Simmons as the father. His one-lines and facial responses are priceless, as he and the young man named Martin encounter a wide assortment of weird characters and situations.
Young Martin is a musician, who is still recovering the the end of his relationship with the daughter. As the film progresses, we feel more and more sympathy for the father and especially Martin. The closing scene that shows Martin as a gifted banjo player and vocalist is a nice close to the film.
While "All Nighter" is not a terribly original film, the situations and the dialogue were nonetheless engaging, especially with the stellar work of Simmons. Ironically, the nondescript daughter who was the object of the long night's journey into day, was the least developed character in the film.