Night School is
a cool movie. I’m not usually a fan of Kevin Hart’s style of comedy, but this
drama setup was fun to watch. Seeing him play a struggling man trying to get
his life together to keep it on track was just epic, his acting performance was top-notch.
What I enjoyed most was how the story didn’t unfold the way I expected, especially after the characters were first introduced. Now, sadly it had some over-the-top characters, which were annoying to see, but they didn't deter me from enjoying the movie.
The plot follows
a man named Teddy Walker (Kevin Hart). Teddy drops out of school after
realizing he struggles to concentrate during tests. He decides to take his life
into his own hands and make it without a GED.
Years later, he becomes a successful salesman at a barbecue grill store. He’s also in a relationship with a wealthy woman named Lisa. To keep up with her lifestyle, he develops schemes to maintain his status. Teddy was living way above his means, but he was in love and wanted to marry Lisa.
After a proposal
gone wrong turns his office into a fire hazard, Teddy loses his job. His boss
bails on the company, and now Teddy has to find another job while lying to Lisa
that everything is fine.
His best friend,
Marvin, offers him a job at his company—but only if Teddy can get a GED. Teddy,
believing he can charm his way into anything, tries to front the job title. He
convinces himself he can get his old school to give him a certificate without doing
the work.
When he shows up
at the school, he discovers that someone he once bullied—who now hates him—is
the new principal. That’s not the only obstacle; the night school teacher
(Tiffany Haddish) also isn’t falling for any of Teddy’s charms.
Now faced with
the reality of actually doing the work, Teddy still tries to find shortcuts to
getting his GED.
The movie never
goes the way you’d expect, which makes it cool and entertaining. Directed by
Malcolm Lee (Spike Lee’s brother), whose last film with Tiffany Haddish, Girls Trip (2017),
was also great, this one is worth checking out.
The movie plot has weaknesses: it has an uneven pacing, it is silly and unrealistic.
The movie and characters are fun, and it’s a great watch if you take the time to
see it. And if you are like me, who don’t find Kevin Hart funny, this will take
you a second to get into it.
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