Last Night In Soho Review: 6 Ups & 4 Downs

3. The Wonky Pacing

Last Night in Soho Thomasin Mckenzie
Universal

Edgar Wright's films are typically many things, but "too long" has never been a fair descriptor. Thanks to sharp, kinetic editing, his previous films have maintained an energetic clip from start to finish, such that they're over before you even know it.

Though certainly not egregiously long at 116 minutes, Last Night in Soho is Wright's first film to actually feel its length.

This is in part because the central conceit - of Ellie (Thomasin Mckenzie) travelling to the 1960s through her dreams - is repeated so much without sufficient variation that its "wow" factor eventually begins to wear thin.

Though the first act is a hoot and the third act, for its many flaws, moves fast, the middle of the film feels a little saggy and bloated. Shave 10-15 minutes off this thing and it's instantly a more breathless, bewildering movie.

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