The Last Stand
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Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are heading toward Sommerton Junction where the police are preparing to make a last stand to intercept them before they cross the border. Owens is reluctant to become involved but ultimately joins in with the law enforcement efforts.
What critics thought
A mixed-reception vehicle for Schwarzenegger's comeback, The Last Stand lands somewhere between guilty pleasure and formulaic time-waster depending on who you ask. Critics broadly agreed the action sequences deliver, but divided sharply on whether weak dialogue and thin plotting undercut the fun enough to matter — or whether that was ever really the point.
“the picture is much better than its promos suggest. It's a crackerjack B movie worthy of comparison to such stylishly low-down, smart-meets-dumb, hyper-violent entertainments as the 1997 Kurt Russell thriller Breakdown, Clint Eastwood's infamous police bloodbath The Gauntlet, John Carpenter's original Assault on Precinct 13, and Arnold's own overlooked 1986 outing Raw Deal.”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“The movie's shortcomings are clear whenever anyone is required to speak or act. That may not be the reason why most viewers will go to see The Last Stand, but it's grating enough to chip away at the overall enjoyment of the film.”
Jim Vejvoda·IGN
“If you've got violent-movie fatigue, and you're too exhausted from real-life carnage on the news to enjoy an R-rated blood-fest in which a number of kills are executed as deliberately funny visual punchlines, you do not want to go anywhere near this film. But if you're a fan of stylish, relentlessly loud shootouts, questionable plot developments be damned, this is your ticket to weekend escapism.”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Kim Jee-woonDirector
Arnold SchwarzeneggerSheriff Ray Owens
Johnny KnoxvilleLewis Dinkum
Jaimie AlexanderSarah Torrance
Zach GilfordJerry Bailey
Kristen DeVore RakesAgent Devers
Christiana LeucasChristie
Diana R. LupoMagnet Girl
John Patrick AmedoriAgent Mitchell
Forest WhitakerAgent John Bannister
Peter StormareBurrell
Luis GuzmánMike Figuerola
Genesis RodriguezAgent Ellen Richards
MowgComposer
Jeffrey NachmanoffWriter
George NolfiWriter
Kim Ji-yongCinematographyThe Last Stand
Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are heading toward Sommerton Junction where the police are preparing to make a last stand to intercept them before they cross the border. Owens is reluctant to become involved but ultimately joins in with the law enforcement efforts.
What critics thought
A mixed-reception vehicle for Schwarzenegger's comeback, The Last Stand lands somewhere between guilty pleasure and formulaic time-waster depending on who you ask. Critics broadly agreed the action sequences deliver, but divided sharply on whether weak dialogue and thin plotting undercut the fun enough to matter — or whether that was ever really the point.
“the picture is much better than its promos suggest. It's a crackerjack B movie worthy of comparison to such stylishly low-down, smart-meets-dumb, hyper-violent entertainments as the 1997 Kurt Russell thriller Breakdown, Clint Eastwood's infamous police bloodbath The Gauntlet, John Carpenter's original Assault on Precinct 13, and Arnold's own overlooked 1986 outing Raw Deal.”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“The movie's shortcomings are clear whenever anyone is required to speak or act. That may not be the reason why most viewers will go to see The Last Stand, but it's grating enough to chip away at the overall enjoyment of the film.”
Jim Vejvoda·IGN
“If you've got violent-movie fatigue, and you're too exhausted from real-life carnage on the news to enjoy an R-rated blood-fest in which a number of kills are executed as deliberately funny visual punchlines, you do not want to go anywhere near this film. But if you're a fan of stylish, relentlessly loud shootouts, questionable plot developments be damned, this is your ticket to weekend escapism.”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Kim Jee-woonDirectorArnold SchwarzeneggerSheriff Ray OwensJohnny KnoxvilleLewis DinkumJaimie AlexanderSarah TorranceZach GilfordJerry BaileyKristen DeVore RakesAgent DeversChristiana LeucasChristieDiana R. LupoMagnet GirlJohn Patrick AmedoriAgent MitchellForest WhitakerAgent John BannisterPeter StormareBurrellLuis GuzmánMike FiguerolaGenesis RodriguezAgent Ellen RichardsMowgComposerJeffrey NachmanoffWriterGeorge NolfiWriterKim Ji-yongCinematographyStream
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