Amazon.com video review:
For anyone who wants to catch a glimpse of the Los Angeles
"lounge" scene that was in vogue during the early and
mid-1990s, here's the movie that virtually defined that brief but
colorful nightlife milieu. As an added bonus, it just happens to be a
very funny, observant story about love, loss, and male bonding among a
group of friends who struggle to find decent jobs by day, and lurk
through Hollywood's hottest nightclubs by night. A sort of latter-day
Rat Pack, they include Mike (writer-actor Jon Favreau) and his closest
buddy, Trent (Vince Vaughn), who are waiting for the big show-biz
break that seems to be eluding them. Mike's twisted up about the
girlfriend he left back East to pursue his going-nowhere standup
comedy career, and Trent uses the word "money" as an
adjective ("Man, we look totally money tonight") with such
frequency that you may find yourself slipping into lounge-lizard mode
after watching the movie. One of the most noteworthy indie-film
success stories of the '90s, this time-capsule comedy seized its
moment in the spotlight, launched several promising careers, and
continues to maintain its lasting appeal. --Jeff Shannon
