My Complicated Feelings About Last Night in Soho

I’ve been looking forward to this film for several months now, and I’m glad I saw it. It has a lot going on for itself. And I respect Edgar Wright so much for doing something different. While he’s a brilliant director and writer, this is his first time going into horror, which seems to be the opposite way around for most directors. And while some might not have liked this version of horror, I did. I loved that it was surreal with semi realities preying on the psychology of the heroine. I loved the fact that the film didn’t romanticise the 60s’ not only deconstructing that time but also purposefully showing it as destructive and pure evil. I loved all the performances, basically particularly Anya-Taylor Joy and Thomasin McKenzie. The costumes, too which are very important in this story.

Also, I think it is a shame that this film hasn’t even made its budget back. I find it so disappointing that first Ridley Scott and now Edgar Wright, these talented directors making original films, aren’t getting the viewership right now. Yes, part of that is COVID 19, not much marketing for these films (not that I saw) and the fact that they are in competition with some other bigger films right now, such as Dune and Eternals.

Saying all of this, I have some complicated feelings about Last Night in Soho. It has a particular twist at the end that reminded…