Watching a guy who thinks he can do no wrong behave badly for 82 minutes is tiresome.
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12/20/04
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Overnight (2004)
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Reviews Counted:76
Fresh:60
Rotten:16
Average Rating:6.7/10
Consensus: This absorbing but wince-inducing documentary is a cautionary tale about the costs of hubris in the world of indie film.
Theatrical Release:Nov 10, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: The feature debut of Mark Brian Smith and Tony Montana, OVERNIGHT had its world premiere at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, where its alternately horrifying and hilarious take on one man’s... [More]
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Reviews for Overnight
For whatever reasons -- rights issues, personal promises, fear of legal retaliation -- we only catch glimpses of some of the more important moments in this story.
03/05/05
It probably doesn't appeal to its audience's loftiest instincts, but it certainly is appealing: Watching an eminently deserving egomaniac get his comeuppance.
11/10/04
Top CriticOvernight always holds our interest, not so much as a documentary as an episode of a junky reality TV show.
11/12/04
The caustic cautionary tale of overnight success sabotaged by vanity and arrogance is perversely fascinating, to be sure, but blunt and ineloquent.
12/02/04
Schadenfreude aside, what makes Overnight so riveting is the absolute certainty of Troy in his own destiny
11/03/04
Cautionary tales about the pitfalls of indie filmmaking don’t come more searingly truthful or sober-minded than Overnight.
12/12/04
A peek into the depths of Hollywood, and human, behavior.
12/08/04
The film would be painful to watch if its subject weren't such an insufferable lunkheaded egomaniac.
12/02/04
Overnight is the story of everything that went wrong in the aftermath of what should have been one of the defining moments of a career.
12/05/06
A lucky nobody who couldn't appreciate a rare piece of good fortune... and his final icy wakeup to puffed-up dreams. This is a study in just deserts.
10/22/04
For Duffy, watching this film must be like seeing a scab peeled off
12/17/06
Overnight is guiltily mesmerizing; if it's instructive at all, it's as a cautionary tale of the fatality of lost perspective.
12/03/04
Overnight is horrifying and fascinating... It should be required viewing in film schools and a cautionary tale for anyone aspiring to work in Hollywood.
06/28/05
The most fascinating aspect of Overnight is that it actually lends The Boondock Saints a measure of depth.
11/17/04
Smith and Montana's film suffers, ironically, for being told from a point of view too inside the action.
11/11/04
Strikingly cautionary for anyone who thinks they're entitled to fame and fortune.
06/14/05
Audiences may reasonably wonder why they're being asked to spend time with Duffy. It's not an easy question to answer.
12/10/04
Top CriticA quintessential cautionary tale, the documentary Overnight also happens to be funnier than just about every comedy released last year.
01/14/05
Call it Project Red Light.
11/19/04
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