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- 2018
- R
- A24
- 1 h 34 m
- 2018
- R
- A24
- 1 h 34 m
Summary Vic Edwards (Burt Reynolds) was the biggest star in Hollywood, a college football legend turned stunt double turned leading man. Now, in his eighties, he's convinced by an old friend (Chevy Chase) to accept an invitation to receive a Lifetime Achievement award at a two-bit film festival in Nashville. The trip launches him on both a hilar...
Directed By: Adam Rifkin
- 2018
- R
- A24
- 1 h 34 m
- 2018
- R
- A24
- 1 h 34 m
The Last Movie Star
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6.1
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Summary Vic Edwards (Burt Reynolds) was the biggest star in Hollywood, a college football legend turned stunt double turned leading man. Now, in his eighties, he's convinced by an old friend (Chevy Chase) to accept an invitation to receive a Lifetime Achievement award at a two-bit film festival in Nashville. The trip launches him on both a hilar...
Directed By: Adam Rifkin
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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9% Positive
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
46
9% Positive
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1 Review
91% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
0% Negative
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As a commentary on Reynolds' career trajectory, The Last Movie Star is hit-or-miss. What is undeniable, though, is the space Rifkin has created where Reynolds can do what Reynolds does best, and if you're a fan (as I am) there's much here to treasure.
Thanks to its star's all-in commitment, the overtly maudlin film works better than it should, particularly sequences in which octogenarian Reynolds is dropped into "Smokey and the Bandit" and "Deliverance" and converses philosophically with his younger self.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
6.1
56% Positive
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22% Mixed
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22% Negative
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BEAUTIFUL FILM!!! Brilliantly performed by the legend himself, Burt Reynolds. He will make you laugh and cry. An amazing portrayal of a has-been movie star coming to terms with life in his twilight years. This film has so much heart. You can feel the Director's love for his childhood hero. BRAVO - BURT REYNOLDS - hope you are remembered at OSCAR season!!!
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No, "The Last Movie Star" is not the great or even really good movie it could and should have been. But Reynolds' performance in it is one of the most deeply touching, truly vulnerable turns by a veteran actor I've seen in ages. Reynolds really rises above the material and makes this a much more affecting film than it has any right to be. I honestly got choked up more than once during the showing. I would highly recommend watching it for his performance alone. That's more than reason enough.
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An opportunity missed.
The film is a collection of old-fogey clichés, with a narrative that mixes a career retrospective with a road trip.
Dog Years’ lack of faith in its audience makes its over-explanation and hackneyed groaners unshakable weights on a story that only needed to let Reynolds do his thing.
The director Adam Rifkin wrote this showcase for Mr. Reynolds, who, like Vic, was a college football player. The Last Movie Star effectively allows the ever-assured actor to score a touchdown on an empty field.
Whatever pathos is generated comes from Reynolds' commitment to all the self-exploitation. His inimitable charm is still there beneath all the corporeal decrepitude on which Rifkin and company shamelessly linger.
Production Company
Broken Twig Productions Inc.,
Stonelock Pictures,
The Whitener Company,
Visionary Artists (II)
Release Date Mar 30, 2018
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline The Best Is Yet To Come
Website
http://lastmoviestar.com/
Awards
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
• 2 Nominations
Edmonton International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
San Diego International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
