Tomorrow Night . Austin Chronicle . 03-30-98

Tomorrow Night

DIRECTED BY: Louis C.K.

REVIEWED: 03-30-98

Bizarre and perverse, Tomorrow Night tells the deliciously improbable story of Charles, a joyless photo-shop manager who has all the charm and good looks of Eugene Levy during the Ghostbuster years. Sensing the emptiness of his life, Charles is drawn toward the lonely Florence, a lovable elderly woman whose penchant for tidiness leads him to propose a marriage of convenience, despite their age difference of some 30 years. If you can imagine, things get stranger from there. Shot in black-and-white, the film maintains the choppiness and at times even the sound of old nickelodeons, a nuance that makes this grotesque world even creepier. The real treat of Tomorrow Night, though, is the delightfulness of the performances, which range from just short of certifiable to Chuck Sklar's unshakable deadpan. Vivid, unforgettable characters leap into the story at every turn, characters like the freaky, funky mailman (Smoove) or ludicrous love bunny Lola Vagina (Morgan). Together they weave a most enjoyable jaunt into an off-kilter universe, so wild and nonsensical, so bittersweet and beautiful that it might just be our own.

--Sarah Hepola

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