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Night Shift (1982)
Rate:
2
Viewed:
11/08
11/08:
Because the two characters work in the morgue overnight, shouldn't the movie
Night Shift be retitled as Graveyard Shift?
Actually, it sounds better this way because any trace of comedy is literally dead in the water.
Making his debut, Michael Keaton is supposed to enthrall me but never does. That's a shame because he's usually great in
comedies. I hate Shelley Long, who starred in many bad films during the 80's, and she sucks again here.
Henry Winkler has probably seen his movie career die for good. Appearing in every scene as possible, he manages to
suck the energy out of fun, however little there's left of it. The plot is stupid and infantile. Even worse is
the celebration of prostitution which feels dated.
All in all, Graveyard Shift makes drinking piss an appetizing idea.