The Last Time You Had Fun (2014)

The Last Time You Had Fun: Directed by Mo Perkins. With Kyle Bornheimer, Eliza Coupe, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Demetri Martin. When Clark and Will meet Alison and Ida in a wine bar, the foursome struggle to have the most fun that four, bickering, barely married, pre-middle-aged, decidedly dysfunctional adults are capable of having.

“THE LAST TIME YOU HAD FUN is by far the best movie I saw at L.A. Film Festival 2014 and I hope it gets the distribution it deserves because I think everybody should get to watch it at least once. Itu0026#39;s one of those movies thatu0026#39;s dialogue-driven and it focuses on a few characters and by the end of the story, you get to understand where theyu0026#39;re coming from and why they have their own stance on life, in many ways, it reminds me of such classics as u0026#39;Swingersu0026#39; and u0026#39;The Breakfast Clubu0026#39;. THE LAST TIME YOU HAD FUNu0026#39;s strength is in its script by Hal Haberman and along with the great direction by Mo Perkins and a fantastic ensemble cast, THE LAST TIME YOU HAD FUN is a rare gem that gets you laughing and looking at life from a different perspective.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTHE LAST TIME YOU HAD FUN is a great example of using low budget to its fullest benefit. It makes great use of the city. Many of the stars of this film are familiar faces who have done projects far more mainstream than this, and you can see how much they believe in this story, so much so that you wouldnu0026#39;t be able to picture anybody else in their roles. Elize Coupe plays Ida, cheated on by her husband and soon to be divorced. Her sister, Alison (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) whou0026#39;s married, takes Ida out for a night at a wine bar, so they can talk and talk their troubles away for hours. Demetri Martin is a successful lawyer, named Will, whou0026#39;s married and really wants to help his old pal, Clark (Kyle Bornheimer) who just got dumped by his wife for another woman. Will wants to take Clark away from his trouble, to take him on a night of party and careless drinking but Clark feels that theyu0026#39;re too old for that scene. So Will and Clark run into Ida and Alison, and the night of those four people together begins. As they talk and experience one misadventure after another, they start noticing similarities and differences, they go through confessions about their marriage and other adult concerns and the four of them surprisingly connect. They set out to have a good time, but what they end up getting is something much deeper than that.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTHE LAST TIME YOU HAD FUN is a grown up comedy, underline the word comedy. Screenwriter Hal Haberman may want to present us these four insecure, conflicted individuals but the comedy remains strong from start to finish, thereu0026#39;s not a single boring moment. The dialogue is fast, smart, funny and witty, it keeps the actors and the audience on their toes. Much credit to the actorsu0026#39; perfect comedic timing as well. The chemistry between the four of them is just perfect. The story spans over one night, and I love those kinds of stories, like u0026#39;Nick And Norahu0026#39;, you get to travel from one hotspot in town to another and by the end, not only do you know the characters really well, you can relate to what theyu0026#39;re going through. Thereu0026#39;s parts about THE LAST TIME YOU HAD FUN that may make you question whether or not the movie even cherishes the idea of marriage and vows, because it seems to be breaking rules and not always in a good way. But THE LAST TIME YOU HAD FUN does a great job of dealing with themes of regrets and how hard it is to move forward from that regret and rise above it. You can call THE LAST TIME YOU HAD FUN a mid-life crisis dramedy, but Iu0026#39;d like to call it one of my favorite films Iu0026#39;ve seen all year.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRead more at Ramascreen.Com”