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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Tribeca Films
  • 1 h 47 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Tribeca Films
  • 1 h 47 m

Summary Small-time Chicago hustler Joe May always felt like a great destiny awaited him, but with his health ailing and his age advancing, he’s never looked more like a bum. Broke and evicted, he’s taken in by a troubled young mother and daughter, in whom he finds one last shot to be a hero. Pulsing with the spirit of classic urban dramas, The L...

Directed By: Joe Maggio

Written By: Joe Maggio

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Tribeca Films
  • 1 h 47 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Tribeca Films
  • 1 h 47 m

The Last Rites of Joe May

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
64
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
6.4
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Summary Small-time Chicago hustler Joe May always felt like a great destiny awaited him, but with his health ailing and his age advancing, he’s never looked more like a bum. Broke and evicted, he’s taken in by a troubled young mother and daughter, in whom he finds one last shot to be a hero. Pulsing with the spirit of classic urban dramas, The L...

Directed By: Joe Maggio

Written By: Joe Maggio

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
64
69% Positive
9 Reviews
31% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
64
69% Positive
9 Reviews
31% Mixed
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0% Negative
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88
Nov 22, 2011
The film, written and directed by Joe Maggio, only has this handful of characters and looks at them carefully. The dialogue is right, the conflicts are simple and sincere, the hopes are touching.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
75
Nov 4, 2011
Veteran character actor Dennis Farina gives one of the best performances of the year in a rare lead part as an aging, down-on-his luck small-time hood in The Last Rites of Joe May.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
75
Oct 31, 2011
Dennis Farina's washed-up hustler in The Last Rites of Joe May is designed in the in the mold of a classic movie star tough guy, but the veteran character actor's performance also serves to disassemble it.
By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 1, 2011
Despite all this boilerplate gangster-with-a-heart-of-gold stuff, there's an emotional payoff to "Joe May" that feels solid and right.
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63
Oct 31, 2011
Watching Dennis Farina dominate every scene is a joy, and thankfully the actor makes the most of this opportunity.
By Glenn Heath Jr. FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 23, 2011
This male weepie is ridden with cliches (Farina's character tends to a pigeon coop on his roof, for God's sake) and climaxes with a predictable act of self-abnegation.
By J.R. Jones FULL REVIEW
40
Nov 1, 2011
The more the veteran actor strives to give Joe a final dose of funereal dignity, the more the film around him seems intent on deep-sixing its MVP.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
6.4
60% Positive
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40% Mixed
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Production Company Billy Goat Pictures, Steppenwolf Films, The Last Rites of Joe May, You've Faded Films
Release Date Nov 4, 2011
Duration 1 h 47 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Never go down without a fight.
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Awards

Midwest Independent Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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