Last Call is a pretty grim watch. Not 'gorgeously grim.' Just grim, end-stop.
Read full articleIt was so talky and tedious. The drunken posturing, the besotted ranting -- those get old really quickly.
Read full articleThis is a long slog through a very dark time at the end of Dylan Thomas' life.
Read full articleIt’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.
Read full articleA noble idea that might have worked but the patchwork structure, repetitive point scoring and wasteful diversions become increasing frustrating.
Read full articleEven 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.
Read full articleAlthough 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.
Read full articleThomas aficionados might appreciate this gimmicky portrait, although outsiders might not want to wallow in his misery.
Read full articleThe 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.
Read full articleA 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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