Edgar Wright could be considered one of the best directors working in the industry today with unique editing and high attention to detail with comedy films like Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs the World, and Baby Driver. With this new movie, he is taking on a new genre with mystery and horror, which means he is now out the comfort zone of what he is good at. This movie did turn out to be a really well-made movie though. Just like with Malignant, which also came out this year, Last Night in Soho pays a lot of tribute to Italian horror with the bright neon lights, the strange score, and the over-the-top gore near the end of the movie.
This movie has gotten kind of a mixed reception, mostly because Edgar Wright strays away from his usual style of directing. It’s true that this does make the movie not nearly as entertaining as his other work, but I think that people are still overlooking a lot of the interesting filming techniques used in this. There are scenes where the main character has visions and is put into the shoes of someone from the past. They are able to show this by constantly swapping the actors when they go out of frame and also show both of them on screen by having one always shown through the reflection of the other.