Last Call

critic Reviews

, 30% Rotten Tomatometer Score
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    Sheila O'MalleyRogerEbert.com
    Last Call is a pretty grim watch. Not 'gorgeously grim.' Just grim, end-stop.
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    Claudia PuigFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
    It was so talky and tedious. The drunken posturing, the besotted ranting -- those get old really quickly.
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    Peter RainerFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
    This is a long slog through a very dark time at the end of Dylan Thomas' life.
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    Keith GarlingtonKeith & the Movies
    It’s cemented by rock-solid supporting performances and a director willing to take risks even if they don’t always work the way he hoped.
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    Peter CanaveseCelluloid Dreams
    A noble idea that might have worked but the patchwork structure, repetitive point scoring and wasteful diversions become increasing frustrating.
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    Frank SwietekOne Guy's Opinion
    Even Ifans...is playing to the rafters in what is overall a brutally self-indulgent portrait of the artist as a man hastening the inevitable end of his downward spiral.
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    Robert DenersteinDenerstein Unleashed
    Although the movie runs for about an hour and 48 minutes, it can feel longer because it's like spending a day in a bar... till, hanging out with drinks -- even those who achieved legendary status -- seldom proves enlightening.
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    Todd JorgensonCinemalogue
    Thomas aficionados might appreciate this gimmicky portrait, although outsiders might not want to wallow in his misery.
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    Jeffrey M. AndersonCombustible Celluloid
    The black-and-white is appealing, but also carries a desperation. It feels closed-in, and it's certainly a downer. But when Ifans reads Thomas's work at the microphone, all the stuff everyone says about him comes to life - as genius leaps off the page.
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    Mark DujsikMark Reviews Movies
    A person's death ... can tell us something about that person. Last Call erroneously seems to believe that it can tell us everything.
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