Should you watch The Night Of?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
The Night Of
Series · 2016
After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.
The sides of The Night Of
- A borrowed taxi and a woman found stabbed
- A lawyer scratching his eczema in court
- A college student learning Rikers Island
The Night Of is good for you if…
- you like hours spent on one night and all its paperwork.
- you like watching a case close slowly around someone.
- you watch for one performance. John Turturro's lawyer takes the case in sandals, scratching his eczema.
The Night Of is bad for you if…
- you need to know for certain who did it.
- you need a story to leave you some hope.
- you'd rather not watch prison, drugs and a family coming apart.
About: justice · prejudice · prison
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