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214. The Late Shift

Thursday, September 20, 2012

214. (20 Sep) The Late Shift (1996, Betty Thomas) 66



Daniel Roebuck's Jay Leno is the only weak link in an ensemble that's fairly perfect. Kathy Bates's aggressive, foul-mouthed Helen Kushnick is irresistible, but Treat Williams's charismatic Michael Ovitz and John Michael Higgins's spot-on David Letterman are also incredibly strong. The Tonight Show conflict is familiar stuff, especially following the 2010 repeat, but this is terse and exciting nevertheless.

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