1-900-TONIGHT

1 900 Tonight
Firstly, this movie was first titled Somewhere tonight, and I will refer to it as such. Secondly, the first review (below) is written much better than I will ever write. So I will just add to that gem of a review.

WHY on earth do most art films have to come from Europe to get released to a wide audience? To me this movie is an instant classic.

There are some actors who essentially play the same character while acting very well in their movies. Not to be counted among those actors, John Turturro created what is arguably his best character in Somewhere Tonight. Kathleen Borowitz happens to be Mr. Turturro's wife. That helps explain their excellent chemistry. She becomes an agoraphobic so convincingly that I wanted to get her some help.

And then of course we have Michael Di Jiacomo. His 1989 NYU graduate film won a Student Academy award. A review in the LA times of that movie dared to use the word genius. Bowing to the description written below for the...

The Beauty of Intimacy
The film 1-900-TONIGHT (which I understand was originally called simply 'Somewhere Tonight' - IMHO a more informative and less raunchy title) is a wonderful, subtle comedy of errors and manners which takes the isolation of the modern world, and spins an almost fairytale aura around the ways in which two lonely souls reach out to one another, and the trials and felicities of that journey. In these times when our privacy is invaded by surveillance cameras, and so many ersatz ways of contacting people are in (rather desperate?) vogue; whether it's the sex lines of this film's starting premise, Facebook, speed dating, chat forums or IM, this story restores one's faith in the power of intimacy (the human voice in all of its nuances) and human truth. The film is also very funny in a similar gentle vein, but does not shrink from the sometimes ugly face of tentative relationship building: sudden jealousies, petty insults, embarrassed silences, and moments of either poignant loneliness or...

A Charming Love Story
1-900-TONIGHT is a sweet love story about two lonely people living in New York City. John Turturro plays a bike messenger named Wooly. Kate Borowitz plays Patti, an agoraphobic shut-in. These two characters are trying to find love and companionship on an adult phone sex line. Both are sexually inexperienced because of their lack of social skills and quirky personalities. Neither finds what they expect on the sex line, but their attempts to form a romantic relationship are often comical and at times frustrating for them. These two great actors give convincing performances making Wooly and Patti seem like real people, and all the while keeping the audience smiling. Michael Di Jaccomo has done a great job of creating characters that we really care about and brings us all the way home with this delightful film.

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