Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum
F.Scott Fitzgerald's novel is brought to life in this story of a movie producer slowly working himself to death.
DVD Release Date: November 18, 2003
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August 8, 2009Watching this film brought home how much I love 70's De Niro....
This is a very lovingly made film and whilst the story itself doesn't seem to go anywhere, it's always interesting and the casting is pretty terrific. De Niro, Mitchum, Curtis and of course Jack Nicholson. You ...( read more) -
June 12, 2009I've read a lot of reviews that complain about this film's "glacial pace", but if I may be so bold, I think a lot of people are misplacing their criticism. If anything, the film moves forward a little too quickly and sheds some crucial character insight in the process. However, I...( read more)
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June 22, 2008With a cast like this there is no way this should be the snoozefest it is. Moves at a glacial place to no real resolution.
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May 31, 2008Despite one of the strongest casts put to film, one of the greatest American directors and a story based on the work of one of America's greatest writers, The Last Tycoon falls well short of being great. At a running time of just under 2 hours one gets the sense that it either ne...( read more)
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December 23, 2007The only truly remarkable thing is to see Robert de Niro in a scene with Jach Nicholson.-
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June 14, 2007An underrated movie, Robert De Niro is as good as he turned out in later films. The film has a slow pace, a little incoherent storyline(screenplay: Harold Pinter.) However, a must watch for film lovers. The parting monologue is a stunner.
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