A while back I had the experience of being underwhelmed by Jason Bourne and not even just a little underwhelmed, wholly underwhelmed. Normally it would annoy me a great deal knowing that I'd wasted two hours of my life but I'm glad I endured it because the film featured Riz Ahmed. I loved him in Shifty, Four Lions and much more and was glad that he was getting some love from Hollywood so I was eager to find out what else he was up to lately. Then I found it. The Night Of.The Night Of follows Nasir "Naz" Khan (Ahmed), a Pakistani-American who is arrested for the brutal murder of Andrea Cornish (Sofia D'Elia). He spent the night with her but due to his drug addled state he has no recollection of the evenings events, making him the prime suspect in the eyes of the police. He may have had no priors, motive or blood on his person but he did have what could possibly be the murder weapon and that was apparently enough for the police to arrest him and not chase down other leads or suspects. John Stone (John Turtorro), an ambulance chaser-esque lawyer, stumbles upon him mistakenly believing he has been arrested for a minor offence, soon discovering that he has taken on more than he bargained for. Thrilling drama ensues.
