Into the Night: Landis Actually Cooked?

Alright cinephiles, I just finished Into the Night (1985) and I'm… conflicted. I knew going in about the John Landis stuff (the Twilight Zone tragedy, yikes) and I've generally avoided his work ever since. But curiosity got the better of me, and I heard Scorsese and Cronenberg were in it? Had to check it out. Jeff Goldblum is brilliant as always. He nails the nervous, everyman thing perfectly. And Michelle Pfeiffer is just captivating. The plot is definitely out there – a guy with insomnia gets swept up in this crazy international intrigue situation. It's very…80s. I particularly liked the scene in the airport bathroom - the tension was awesome. And the cameos! Artie Shaw, David Bowie...it's like Landis was trying to cram every cool person from the era into one movie. It almost feels like Landis was trying way too hard to be hip, you know? Like, overcompensating for something. My main problem is... it's uneven. Some scenes are genuinely thrilling, others feel like filler. It's like Landis wanted to make a Hitchcockian thriller but then got distracted by cameos and 80s excess. The tonal shifts are kinda jarring. Did anyone else think the ending was a little weak? Like, after all that, it just kinda fizzled out. I wonder if Landis was a little too indulgent with himself during this time. Overall, I'm glad I watched it. It's a fascinating artifact of 80s cinema and the Goldblum/Pfeiffer dynamic is undeniably great. But honestly, I can't fully separate it from the baggage surrounding Landis. It's like, I see flashes of brilliance but then I remember the off-screen stuff, and it kinda taints the whole experience. Thoughts?