Linda Marric of The Jewish Chronicle gave the film 4/5 stars, deeming it "a thrilling, gorgeously acted offering from a filmmaker who is at the top of his craft and knows exactly what he wants from his performers". [53] Tom Shone, writing for The Times, criticised the writing, saying there were "one too many jump scares involving a cab screeching to a halt, and two too many scenes of Eloise sitting up in bed and realising it-was-just-a-dream", [54] although he considers that Taylor-Joy's performance "shines". [54] Kroll, Justin (4 February 2019). "Anya Taylor-Joy to Star in Edgar Wright's Thriller 'Last Night in Soho' (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 February 2019 . Retrieved 4 February 2019. Edgar Wright first conceived the idea for Last Night in Soho in 2007. He pitched the plot, as a "dark valentine" to London and the Soho neighbourhood, to producers Nira Park and Rachel Prior before the start of filming for The World's End (2013). [11]

Last Night in Soho". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021 . Retrieved 3 May 2020. a b Shone, Tom. "Last Night in Soho: Anya Taylor-Joy shines amid the sleaze and glitz". The Times. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021 . Retrieved 22 November 2021. Ellie enjoys success as her designs are showcased at her end-of-year fashion show and is congratulated by her grandmother and John. Ellie sees her mother and a vision of Sandie in a mirror. Her mother smiles at her and Sandie blows her a kiss.

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Marric, Linda (27 October 2021). "Film review: Last Night in Soho/Antlers". The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021 . Retrieved 29 October 2021. Daniels, Robert. "Last Night in Soho movie review (2021)". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021 . Retrieved 8 October 2021. Wright and Wilson-Cairns wrote the first draft of the script in six weeks, before she had to leave to begin 1917 with Mendes. Wright originally wanted the 1960s scenes to have no dialogue or only be accompanied by music, "that they should be like dreams". Wilson-Cairns suggested the character of Sandie have dialogue, saying, "We have to fall in love with Sandie. And I think it's difficult to fall in love with [her] if she doesn't say anything." [16] Wilson-Cairns also proposed a scene where Sandie auditions at a Soho nightclub called the Rialto. As soon as she suggested it, Wright knew that Sandie should sing Petula Clark's song " Downtown". [15] Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph gave the film a score of 4/5 stars, describing it as "a riotous, rascally hybrid of a thing: part glittering love-letter to the disreputable nightlife district in which it takes place, part darting psychological thriller that rips up the letter as soon as it's written before tearfully torching the scraps". [49] He also praised the cinematography and the "spellbinding recreation of the West End of the '60s". [49] Eloise "Ellie" Turner, a sweet and naive teenager with troubled mental health, loves the music and fashion of the Swinging Sixties and dreams of becoming a fashion designer. Her mother, also a fashion designer, killed herself in her childhood, so Ellie was raised by her maternal grandmother. She occasionally sees her mother's ghost in mirrors, something her grandmother is aware of.a b "How Edgar Wright set out to challenge himself, and the past, with 'Last Night in Soho' ". Los Angeles Times. 3 November 2021. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021 . Retrieved 4 November 2021. Last Night in Soho". Venice Film Festival. 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021 . Retrieved 16 August 2021. Halloween Spooks the Box Office as 'Dune' Drops 62 Percent". IndieWire. 31 October 2021. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021 . Retrieved 31 October 2021.

It builds and changes pace as it progresses, moving from a suspense intrigue story, into a horror thriller conclusion. You'll need to be concentrating, or you'll miss what's going on. Ravindran, Manori (3 February 2022). "BAFTA Awards Nominations Unveiled: 'Dune,' 'Power of the Dog' Lead Field, Will Smith Earns First BAFTA Nod". Variety. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022 . Retrieved 8 February 2022. Tinoco, Armando (29 June 2022). "Saturn Awards Nominations: 'The Batman', 'Nightmare Alley', 'Spider-Man', 'Better Call Saul' Top List". Deadline . Retrieved 12 August 2022. Wright's obsession with 1960s London helped shape the themes of Last Night in Soho. "Something that I find truly nightmarish — and I guess there's an element where I'm sort of giving a sharp rebuke to myself — is the danger of being overly nostalgic about previous decades. In a way, the film is about romanticizing the past and why it's... wrong to do that." [14] Last Night in Soho (2021)". Archived from the original on 27 December 2021 . Retrieved 27 December 2021.

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British films of the 1960s were also inspirations for Wright, who said: "A lot of films of that period are about the darker side of Soho or of show business. You still have to question where they're coming from, because there's a lot of them, which are more the sensationalistic ones, that take this kind of punitive approach to the female characters. There's a lot of movies where it seems that the genre is 'Girl comes to London to make it big and is roundly punished for her efforts.'" [14] Writing [ edit ] Reviewing for The Wall Street Journal, Joe Morgenstern also praised the cinematography, writing: "And how gorgeous it is. The cinematographer, Chung-hoon Chung, should have been given star billing too". [50] Xan Brooks of The Guardian gave the film 4/5 stars, describing it as "a gaudy time-travel romp that whisks its modern-day heroine to a bygone London that probably never existed outside our fevered cultural imagination", and called it "thoroughly silly and stupidly enjoyable". [51] Director Edgar Wright and Cinematographer Chung-hoon Chung on the set of their film Last Night in Soho.