Movie Review: Last Night in Soho

Possibly one of the best thrillers I’ve ever seen. At first I thought it took a while to get to the thriller part but once it came it had me on the edge of my seat for the rest of the movie. It reminded me a bit of Sucker Punch if it was a thriller by Edgar Wright as opposed to an action movie by Zack Snyder. Despite not being Wright’s usual comedic style, it style had his usual excellent mix of colorful and gorgeous visuals and a perfectly timed soundtrack. No one else could’ve made a movie like this as good as this is. Possibly Wright’s best film, but it’s hard to compare it to a high speed action flick like Baby Driver or a buddy cop comedy like Hot Fuzz. The man does not miss. Hopefully studios keep letting him do whatever he wants forever. The stars, Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy played their parts to perfection with McKenzie as the shy girl from the countryside in the big city overwhelmed with London (and her 60s era visions) and Taylor-Joy as the up and coming singer turned [SPOILER]. I also enjoyed Matt Smith who ranged from how he acted as the Eleventh Doctor in Doctor Who to someone much more off-putting and creepy. The other stars of the movie being its soundtrack, costume design and cinematography. All of which perfectly emulated the 60s style that Ellie (Thomasin McKenzie) tried to emulate herself in her wardrobe, records, and her fashion designs. This film is filled with so many colorful and vibrant visuals it puts most other movies to shame. The story really gets kicking once you realize they’re pulling more from the 60s than just it’s aesthetic and it delves in the dark side of the entertainment industry which still permeates the industry today (though hopefully to a much lesser extent). If a movie like this with some of the best visuals and soundtracks, great acting and characters, a deep story with very dark themes and horror elements that’ll have you on the edge of your seat and reeling at the same time through like the latter half of the film has you intrigued then I’d absolutely recommend seeing this in theatres. All that said, when it started I wish I was at home just so I could watch with subtitles. Some of the accents took a bit to understand but only for the first little bit of the movie. Great film. See it if you can! 10/10.