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  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • 1 h 42 m

Summary He called himself Luke the Drifter. He pioneered, and pretty much invented what we know today as country music. At the peak of his career, he was acknowledged to be the greatest singer-songwriter in American history. But after a meteoric rise to record and radio super-stardom in the late 1940's, the man had made a train wreck of his li...

Directed By: Harry Thomason

Written By: Howard Klausner, Dub Cornett

  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • 1 h 42 m

The Last Ride

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary He called himself Luke the Drifter. He pioneered, and pretty much invented what we know today as country music. At the peak of his career, he was acknowledged to be the greatest singer-songwriter in American history. But after a meteoric rise to record and radio super-stardom in the late 1940's, the man had made a train wreck of his li...

Directed By: Harry Thomason

Written By: Howard Klausner, Dub Cornett

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Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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22% Positive
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67% Mixed
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11% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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22% Positive
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67% Mixed
6 Reviews
11% Negative
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75
Jun 19, 2012
It's a fascinating film that I enjoyed thoroughly.
By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 26, 2012
Unlike, say, Val Kilmer's Jim Morrison in "The Doors," Thomas makes no attempt to create a convincing facsimile of Hank Williams, which is just as well, since he bears little resemblance to the sinewy singer.
By Kerry Lengel FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 29, 2012
With a foretold ending and long stretches of pure driving, The Last Ride squanders its potential, much like its tragic subject.
By Marjorie Baumgarten FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 21, 2012
This one is for Hank Williams fanatics only, and Mr. Thomas puts a dark and subtle sheen on a disappointingly watery script. Cover versions of Williams's songs - several sung by his daughter, Jett - remind us why he mattered, even as the movie fails to do the same.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
40
Jun 28, 2012
Dramatically thin, formally uninspired and thematically weak, The Last Ride really goes nowhere.
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40
Jun 19, 2012
At least Thomas gives a suitably burned-out performance as Williams. He's almost enough to melt your cold, cold heart.
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25
Jun 19, 2012
A typical wax-museum reproduction of the American South in which every detail is Southern in bold all caps, and not a single scene over the course of the film's 102 minutes rings true.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Mozark Productions, Category One Entertainment Group, LiveBait Entertainment, The Last Ride
Release Date Jun 22, 2012
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline A story of Hank Williams, music's original bad boy.
Website http://www.facebook.com/TheLastRideFilm
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