The Last Word

The Last Word (2007)

  • 40% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 46% of users liked it
    (1,609 ratings)

Wes Bentley and Winona Ryder star in director/screenwriter Geoff Haley's darkly comic romance centering on the relationship between a writer specializing in suicide notes and the unsuspecting sister of his most recent client. Evan Merck (Bentley) is a reclusive, Los Angeles-based writer whose… More

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Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Apr 21, 2009 Wide
Image Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • James Greenberg, Hollywood Reporter

    Pushes the eccentric without creating believable characters.

  • Simon Foster, sbs.com.au

    It is a fitfully engaging, suitably bittersweet romance with some well-played scenes and an upbeat ending.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    ...surprisingly compelling...

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    A movie of some touching and humorous moments, The Last Call is ultimately an unsuccessful effort to make a poignant dark comedy about an Angelino writer who makes a living by composing suicide notes.

  • James Plath, Movie Metropolis

    The script may be intelligent, but there just aren't enough memorable lines or performances to make you keep coming back for more.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Nicki M


    Unique idea. Very slow moving, but kind of liked it, and nice to see Winona in a more recent film too.

  • ♥˩ƳИИ &


    Wes Bentley, Winona Ryder, Ray Romano DIRECTED BY: Geoffrey Haley A man (Bentley) who makes his living composing other people's suicide notes enters into a romance with the sister (Ryder) of a recent client. Morbid, odd, funny, and dark. That is the best way I can… More

  • Dann M


    A dark romantic comedy, The Last Word is a provocative film with a wry sense of humor. The story follows a writer that helps people compose their suicide notes as he falls for the sister of one of his former clients. The characters are especially well written and are given an… More

  • Leo L


    Interesting. Fairly well story plot. Here is a movie that centralizes around two characters that meet at a funeral, and get to know each other. One has a hidden secret, and the other is trying to know more about a family member she doesn't remember well. Wes Bentley, Winon Ryder,… More

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