College besties Jess, Alice, Frankie, and Blair reunite a decade later for Jess's bachelorette party. It's the first time they've all been together in nearly three years, and their friendships are under some strain. Jess's attention is focused on her run for state senate and her upcoming nuptials, and she finds Alice's desire to relive their college days very clingy and frustrating. Frankie and Blair, meanwhile, are one-time lovers who have split up and gone in very different directions in their lives. Throw in Pippa, Jess's Australian best friend that none of the others have met before, and who Alice obviously resents, and you've got a recipe for trouble even before they all take cocaine and then accidentally kill the male stripper they've hired to come to their house.
As you might imagine, panic ensues. It was an accident, but will the cops believe that? All of them have reasons they don't want to risk it, even before factoring in the risk of their narcotic experimentation being discovered.
Naturally enough, stress and cocaine do not make for good decision-making, and an escalating series of misadventures inevitably result, eventually drawing in the swingers next door as well as a number of other unexpected visitors.
Rough Night was not a great commercial or critical success, but I actually found it a fun film to watch. Yes, it's frequently crass and silly, and pretty predictable, but it has a great cast who commit to all the zany shenanigans and it rattles along briskly to its conclusion without overstaying its welcome. I had some laughs and finished the movie with a smile on my face.
If you do watch this film, be sure to stick around for Pippa's musical number in the end credits.
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