Jonathan Levine's The Night Before was sold as a raunchy, drug-filled Christmas adventure starring three of Hollywood's most likable actors: Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. If it had been just that premise, it almost certainly would have been a fun movie, but The Night Before is much more and much better than its marketing gives it credit for.
The comedy follows three childhood best friends -- Rogen's Isaac, Mackie's Chris and Levitt's Ethan -- who began a yearly tradition to celebrate Christmas together after a tragedy struck Ethan's life. They stick with that yearly celebration of spending the holiday with their friend-family for over a decade, but as they enter their 30s and family and fame demand their own time commitments, the guys decide to end the tradition with one last hurrah.
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The comedy follows three childhood best friends -- Rogen's Isaac, Mackie's Chris and Levitt's Ethan -- who began a yearly tradition to celebrate Christmas together after a tragedy struck Ethan's life. They stick with that yearly celebration of spending the holiday with their friend-family for over a decade, but as they enter their 30s and family and fame demand their own time commitments, the guys decide to end the tradition with one last hurrah.
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