es this. Patel keeps calling out
Newbury on her privilege, and I
found myself increasingly root-
ing for the latter to turn on the
former and tell her exactly how
tough she had to be to arrive at
her position.
The film is equally inconsistent
regarding Patel’s eligibility for
the role she lucks into. During
her job interview, Patel over-
hears Newbury instructing Brad
to hire the first woman he comes
across, yet she spends the rest of
the movie behaving as though
she landed the role on merit.
Her male colleagues (a bunch of
stereotypical Ivy League ‘bros’)
have their noses put out of their
joints by having to work on an
equal footing with someone
with none of their qualifica-
tions, and can you blame them?
Through the character of Patel,
Late Night adds fuel to the fire of
those who claim women and mi-
norities are only advanced to fill
NJ STAGE - ISSUE 59
NJ International
Film Festival
Presents
Aleksi
Sat, June 1 @ 7pm
This terrific romantic
comedy, from Croatia,
tracks a young woman’s
“quarter-life” crisis.
New Brunswick, NJ
NJFilmFest.com
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