Last Night in Soho (2021) Review

Title: Last Night in Soho
Year: 2021
Director: Edgar Wright 
Country: UK
Language: English

Edgar Wright is one of the most enjoyable directors to watch in regards to filmography. 2/3rds of the Cornetto Trilogy (Hot Fuzz & Shaun of the Dead)  are hilarious genre films. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is an awesome gamer flick & Baby Driver is a fun crime picture.  Last Night in Soho is his 6th venture and it is quite impressive. 

In this feature, an aspiring fashion designer (Thomasin Mackenzie) , is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer, Sandie. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something far darker.

Last Night in Soho (2021) is a great psychological horror that reminds me of other great films; Vertigo (1958), Midnight in Paris (2011), Black Swan (2010) and even Psycho (1960) The aesthetics feel as if Alfred Hitchocock and Dario Argentino made a baby. The use of color and cinematography make every frame pop with euphoria; the dreamlike editing of the film gives the picture an atmosphere of dread. 

Last Night in Soho has many twists and turns; you think it's going the route of Black Swan, but then it becomes an Agathe Christie novel, and then transforms into something else entirely. The film serves as a good reminder to not idolize the past, as the past can be haunting, but it also aims full tilt towards #metoo feminism ("that a really nice name") . Wright has made me feel like a really creepy dude & has me rethinking how I approach women. 

Many reviewers complain about Last Night in Soho being too "over the top", and while I agree with that sentiment, I think its chaotic nature makes it incredibly enjoyable. If I wanted a lame by the numbers, play it safe horror movie I'd see Halloween Kills. Soho really left an impression on me.