AMERICAN NIGHT – Violent film (think Quentin Tarantino) starring Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Emile Hirsch and Paz Vega. It’s not my kind of film, but I am a Jonathan fan, so when the screener arrived, I watched it. Jonathan delivers his usual intense, stellar performance. The rest of the cast is also quite good. But, alas, not a fan of the movie. For starters, it’s poorly lit. True, 95% of it takes place at night, but I often couldn’t see the actors’ faces, the action or even the sets very well. Sometimes the audio was also sub-par and I would have to rewind to catch the dialogue. The plot was convoluted so I’m still unclear exactly what was happening. I didn’t even get that Jeremy Piven’s character is a stuntman afraid of heights until I heard him say so in an interview. That made his bit funny which was totally lost on me at the time. As for the women, they all looked so much alike (exotic, long dark hair) that with the inadequate lighting, I couldn’t tell them apart. And they spoke with accents which didn’t help me distinguish who was who. Lastly, as I already mentioned, way too much violence for me. But I’m guessing Tarantino fans will love it. No toasts. Boyfriends – 1; Girlfriends – 0.