"Manhattan Night" was inspired by the film noir dramas that prevailed in the 1940s. The film uses a lot of film monologues, which are likely to be affected by the actor's state, leaving the audience with a sense of separation. The film's casting avoids that, with columnist Potter Lane, played by Adrien Brody, juxtaposing the right mix of humor and decadence, a first step to the film's success. However, some of the plots of the film are not logically logical, and the way of telling the story is also incomprehensible, resulting in some plots that cannot be connected
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"Manhattan Night" is full of clichés, the plot is out of touch with real life, and the narrative techniques are rusty. Although Adrien Brody made the role of Potter Ryan vivid and convincing, and led the performances of other actors, the plot was mechanical, there was no logic at all, and the horror atmosphere was not enough, which was disappointing
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