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Last Ride (2009)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:11

Rotten:0

Average Rating:7.4/10

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A young boy travels across Australia with his father, who's wanted by the law.

Starring: Hugo Weaving

Starring: Hugo Weaving

Director: Glendyn Ivin

Director: Glendyn Ivin

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A beautifully drawn, moody film filled with poetry, as it describes the troubled relationship between a father and son. It is all at once a road movie and a coming of age story in which murder, curiosity and struggling to survive are key.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
08/27/09
Louise Keller
Louise Keller
Urban Cinefile

Glendyn Ivin's natural cinematic flair ensures the smooth transition from text to screen in a story that Mac Gudgeon has scripted with a sparse, raw, slow-burning dynamic.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
08/27/09
Andrew L. Urban
Andrew L. Urban
Urban Cinefile

Solid Aussie filmmaking elevated by its capable cast.

Full Review Source: Screenwize | comment Comment
08/10/09
Cris Kennedy
Cris Kennedy
Screenwize

Weaving has a brilliant instinct for playing damaged men, as he did in Little Fish. Kev is a heartbreaking character, a hard-shelled survivor. Weaving captures all his brittleness, the years of damage.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
07/10/09
Paul Byrnes
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald

this is a major Australian film in what's proving to be a great year for Australian films.

Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | comment Comment
07/02/09
David Stratton
David Stratton
At the Movies (Australia)

The landscape plays a big part in this journey into darkness, this land of ours which draws the marginalised into its own sense of alienation. A tough film but a very, very good one.

Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | comment Comment
07/02/09
Margaret Pomeranz
Margaret Pomeranz
At the Movies (Australia)

Hard but poignant, Last Ride is a haunting journey.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine Australasia | comment Comment
07/02/09
Michael Adams
Michael Adams
Empire Magazine Australasia

Don't miss Last Ride. It will take you places we haven't been for some time in Australian cinema.

Full Review Source: MovieTime, ABC Radio National | comment Comment
07/02/09
Julie Rigg
Julie Rigg
MovieTime, ABC Radio National

The first half hour or so stumbles; the movie's so determined to avoid melodrama that it's too flat and too familiar. Once father and son are out in the remote countryside, though, something clicks.

Full Review Source: Triple j | comment Comment
07/02/09
Martyn Pedler
Martyn Pedler
Triple j

Though the script doesn’t always reach its potential, visually this is a stunning film that challenges its audience.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
07/02/09
Annette Basile
Annette Basile
FILMINK (Australia)

Weaving draws on his vast experience to show the complexities of his rugged and violent character, while also offering glimpses of the man's softer side and his genuine affection for his growing son.

Full Review Source: Courier Mail (Australia) | comment Comment
07/02/09
Des Partridge
Des Partridge
Courier Mail (Australia)
 
 
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