writer and director Brian DeCubellis bathes the screen in dark shadows and provides fluid pacing. If you like your entertainment pulpy - and don't mind swallowing cliches along the way - this "Night" is worth a look
such material should seethe with sordid vitality, but writer-director Brian DeCubellis's film (based on Colin Harrison's 1996 novel Manhattan Nocturne) is hopelessly flat
Manhattan Night is modest in a way that automatically consigns it to the margins of the summer movie season. But like its hero's carefully secluded home, it's worth seeking out along the sidelines