The Night Clerk

audience Reviews

, 31% Audience Score
  • Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    Adoro filmes de suspenses principalmente associado a portadores da síndrome de Asperger, provavelmente por ter trabalhado com algumas crianças na educação infantil, e isso me fascina... Tye Sheridan excelente atuação, os outros pouco interferiram na trama centrada em Bart... Um ótimo suspense dramático, embora com um desenvolvimento morno, porém agradável, e um plot Twist de respeito… Entretém e cativa...
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    One could feasibly argue that this feels somewhat like a 21st century version of Hitchcock's REAR WINDOW. Except for the original's suspense. And style. And direction. And performances. Etc... As much as I hate remakes, the idea of a new REAR WINDOW is very appealing to me, considering the advances in technology since 1954 when the only means of spying was a pair of binoculars. But back to the film at hand. This is a D.O.A drag of a movie with no chills or thrills or any sense of fun. I also question the reason why the filmmakers felt it necessary to give the main character Asperger's syndrome. While I don't think it necessarily feels exploitative, it also adds nothing to the story itself and with a few tweaks could have easily been changed. Sheridan feels over the top to me, but not personally knowing anyone with this malady, I am hesitant to judge the performance. And I really hate to admit this because it's very judgmental of me, but I was distracted anytime Hunt came onscreen because I'm concerned about the amount of plastic surgery she has had. The performance being quite shrill didn't help matters any. I actually really love the concept here, which I think is full of potential, but this feels lazy and uninvolving without a single second of pulse-raising intensity.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    Not the most suspenful film but was having Ana de Armas in there was good enough for me.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    An easy watch that kept me intrigued to the end. Tye Sheridan was very convincing portraying somebody socially awkward with Asperger Syndrome. Helen Hunt was also very good as the concerned mother. I felt it ended slightly premature, I would have like to have seen just a little bit more of the aftermath of the arrest.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    Tye Sheridan si dimostra ottimo attore, perfetto interprete di un ragazzo con la sindrome di Asperger; riesce ad essere credibile e a spiegare molto bene i suoi sintomi e i suoi pensieri; sicuramente l'aspetto migliore del film. Per il resto, la trama che sembra interessante come inizio, non si sviluppa in maniera adeguata, restando piatta e con poco materiale. Gli altri personaggi mancano praticamente tutti di interesse e di comprensibilità. Il finale è poco chiaro.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    The film as its plot is interesting until almost the end where literally everything is ruined with a hideous, useless and practically meaningless ending, with the ending a very good film with an original and disturbing idea is destroyed and that had managed to create a good atmosphere, really a horrendous shame about the ending.
  • Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
    *Slight spoilers* One of the most unappealing things in the world, that I can think of, is for John Leguizamo to chew gum with his mouth open while asking me the question "Do you think about sex?" Gross misconduct. Tye Sheridan is fine. Ana de Armas is great in everything. This movie seems like it's going to offer something big and off the wall, but it really comes out rather boring. The finale even seems like it's going to give you a twist, but then it's just Sheridan walking in a mall. Very underwhelming.
  • Rating: 0.5 out of 5 stars
    Awful. Really boring, not gripping.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    The biggest problem in this is Tye Sheridan's portrayal of a man with Aspeperger's that witnesses a murder. The movie has an interesting premises-Asperger employee spies on hotel guests and witnesses a murder. John Leguizamo is very good and likable as a detective investigating the case. Ana De Armas is always appealing as a guest who understands Sheridan's issues. Helen Hunt is awkward, at best, as the Mom. I like the princess and the story. I like the actors. Sheridan is normally good but not believable in this role. He is doing an impression and it is weak. The Direction and Cinematography are average. This one could have been much better.
  • Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
    Was I excited to watch this movie? Yes! The cast is excellent and the premise is intriguing. However, upon finishing the film, I was left wanting more from the plot. I was left feeling unfulfilled and slightly cheated. Such an interesting build, but ultimately to what? I'm also not sure if the lack of chemistry between Ana de Armas and Tye Sheridan was intentional, but either way, it was difficult to watch their interactions. The best thing to come out of this movie is the painfully relatable, yet hazily non-specific line, "It's loneliness, Bart. Loneliness makes people do things..."