The Last of the Mohicans

Name: The Last of the Mohicans
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance, War
Released: September 25, 1992
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 76
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe

1992

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: September 25, 1992 | R

Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe

Summary: Hawkeye and his adoptive Mohican father and brother protect a British Colonel's daughters in the midst of the French and Indian War.

Director: Michael Mann

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Romance, War

Rating: R

Runtime: 112 min

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James Berardinelli

Bold and stirring with impeccable production values, The Last of the Mohicans is a memorable motion picture adventure, and one of the best films of the year. Read full review

Jeff Menell

The story, the acting, the cinematography are all so potent that they overwhelm us in the best way possible. The violence is brutal and graphic, yet compelling. [23 Sep 1992]

Owen Gleiberman

The first hour of The Last of the Mohicans plays like a convoluted history lesson. I appreciate that Mann has enough respect for the audience's intelligence to sketch in this briar patch of conflicting loyalties. But he outlines the interlocking factions without really making it clear, in dramatic terms, what each one stands for. Read full review

Hal Lipper

The Last of the Mohicans is grand entertainment. Romantic, exciting, though unremittingly violent at times, it is rich in frontier lore and in its respect for the land that the conquering settlers too often take for granted. [25 Sep 1992, p.5]

Steve Davis

The Last of the Mohicans rarely flinches in depicting the eye-for-an-eye savagery of war. Although not explicit in the way you might expect, it nevertheless requires you to screw your courage to the sticking place. Perhaps that's a tribute to its ability to take you along its journey without much effort – real enough to elicit a visceral reaction, romantic enough to remind you it's only a movie. Read full review

Ted Mahar

Viewers engulfed by the movie's intense romance and spectacular action could leave the theater exhausted. But it's a good ride: The Last of the Mohicans creates its own vibrant world, hurling audiences into it and allowing no relief from the excitement until the end. [25 Sep 1992, p.13]

Jay Carr

While Last of the Mohicans is an eyeful - how could anything shot in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina not be? - it's mindless, meticulous in its externals, taking refuge from awareness by clinging to Cooper's distortions. In the end, it'll be remembered for its three S's: Stowe, Studi and the scenery. [25 Sep 1992, p.27]

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smiyamot

Nov 29, 2015

What a great movie about the American frontier before it was America. Life was hard, times were tough, I never imagined this when I was studying American history in school. You were on your own; how many of us could survive under these circumstances? On top of that, war is on between theWhat a great movie about the American frontier before it was America. Life was hard, times were tough, I never imagined this when I was studying American history in school. You were on your own; how many of us could survive under these circumstances? On top of that, war is on between the British, who the colonists live under, and the French, who have enlisted the Indians. The settlers are at the mercy of both. This movie gives a graphic portrayal of life during these times. Great cinematography, great actors, great movie. I don't have many DVDs but this one is in my collection.… Expand

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Tester46408

Oct 29, 2020

This movie is brilliant in terms of the plot, acting, cinematography, music score. I rate it as one of my all time favourite movies. It is a masterpiece!

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Arceptaffer

Jul 29, 2015

I first watched this movie when I was six years old. I loved every milisecond of it. The story is amazing and so goddamn emotional. I don't think I've ever seen a movie that makes you feel so many emotions at once like this. The way they travel around the country, form amazing relationships,I first watched this movie when I was six years old. I loved every milisecond of it. The story is amazing and so goddamn emotional. I don't think I've ever seen a movie that makes you feel so many emotions at once like this. The way they travel around the country, form amazing relationships, and battle the nefarious Magua is awesome10/10.… Expand

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NickTheCritick

Aug 21, 2022

This is probabily the most refined and disciplinated movie by director Michael Mann who manages here to direct a great action period drama involving native Americans and 7 years War in 1757.The main interest falls on the clash between cultures in which only the habitat is distinguished byThis is probabily the most refined and disciplinated movie by director Michael Mann who manages here to direct a great action period drama involving native Americans and 7 years War in 1757.The main interest falls on the clash between cultures in which only the habitat is distinguished by purity. The colonizers are greedy and there is no more naivety in the host people because their presence is already part of the New World. Yet the division is still clear, with the invaders told to respect their duties and the indigenous people committed to safeguarding their rights. Daniel Day Lewis is as fantastic as usual here and score is astonishing. Fights are maybe too spectacularzed and a bit too distant from reality but this movie works well and deserves to be a classic.… Expand

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Compi24

Apr 28, 2016

[7.5/10] -- Michael Mann's rousing, triumphant, and majestic departure from the gritty immorality of the urban hell -- "The Last Of The Mohicans" -- may not be his best work, but it is certainly still something to behold. With incredible action sequences, brilliant special effects, and an[7.5/10] -- Michael Mann's rousing, triumphant, and majestic departure from the gritty immorality of the urban hell -- "The Last Of The Mohicans" -- may not be his best work, but it is certainly still something to behold. With incredible action sequences, brilliant special effects, and an inarguably brilliant sense of period, the film not only does Cooper's eponymous novel justice, it does right by the viewer as well.… Expand

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Tyranian

Nov 25, 2019

Pretty awesome epic film with good acting, directing, visuals and excellent music.

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Broyax

Jan 25, 2017

Récit filmographique d'aventures historique sur la guerre en Amérique entre les Français et les Anglais, 'Le dernier des Mohicans' raconte aussi celui des différentes tribus indiennes dont les allégeances vont aux tuniques bleues ou aux tuniques rouges selon le temps qu'il fait, maisRécit filmographique d'aventures historique sur la guerre en Amérique entre les Français et les Anglais, 'Le dernier des Mohicans' raconte aussi celui des différentes tribus indiennes dont les allégeances vont aux tuniques bleues ou aux tuniques rouges selon le temps qu'il fait, mais évidemment selon le point de vue américain de cette histoire, le Mohican pactise avec nos ennemis Rosbeefs (ça, c'est mon point de vue franchouillard) en dépit de son ignorance, et tout cela en ce qui concerne cette andouille, juste pour une donzelle britannique qu'il trouve fort à son goût...

...la donzelle "jouée" par la quiche Madeleine Stowe, ce simulacre d'actrice évidemment ! (hélas). Voilà donc (déjà) qui ne laisse pas de déplaire considérablement. Quant au Mohican incarné ici par le sans peur et sans reproche Daniel Day-Lewis, pas un mauvais acteur au demeurant, son personnage fait davantage penser à un chevalier du Moyen Age, on ne peut plus ringard déjà à cette époque, de par sa colossale fatuité et naïveté. Bref, c'est un Amérindien de pacotille qui ne leur fait certainement pas honneur.

Bien que l'action ne soit pas totalement absente, le film manque singulièrement de rythme et se perd en bavardages sirupeux inutiles et ennuyeux. Quant à l'action elle-même, sa mise en scène est plutôt brouillonne... même si on a vu pire (au royaume des aveugles etc). Un mot en passant sur la musique pédante et patriotique : une jolie musique pédante et patriotique.

Devant tout ce fatras bien chiatique, je dois avouer que je n'ai pas tenu jusqu'au bout bien qu'à dire vrai je m'y attendisse (mon vieil instinct détecteur de daubes en puissance sans doute). Le Dernier etc... n'est pas totalement mauvais si l'on reste très bon public peu exigeant mais n'en reste pas moins... très mauvais en définitive.… Expand

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