Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling, Jason Schwarzman
“THE OVERNIGHT” My rating: B-
80 minutes | MPAA rating: R
Nearly 50 years ago, in “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice,” two seemingly hip couples dabbled in wife swapping, only to find that despite the love beads and bell bottoms they remained hopelessly old school in sexual matters.
Things haven’t changed all that much.
In “The Overnight” married transplants to Los Angeles meet an intriguing couple and spend a night drinking, hot tubbing and flirting with disaster.
Writer/director Patrick Brice delivers an uncomfortable comedy that suggests that old-time morality still has us in its clutches and isn’t letting go any time soon.
Alex and Emily (Adam Scott and Taylor Schilling), only recently arrived from Seattle, are wondering if they will ever make new friends in the City of Angels. They get their answer in a park playground where their young son hits it off with another little boy.
This kid’s dad is Kurt (Jason Schwartzman), a funny, suave and deeply eccentric fellow who invites the newcomers over to the house. The kids can play, the grownups can get to know one another.
Think of it as a long night’s journey into monogamy. But not without some major temptations and digressions.
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