Last Film Show

Charming, moving and beautifully shot. A wonderful performance from the young lead. It's a rather simple linear tale, overtly emotional but so full of heart that it's impossible not to love it. See it on a big screen, It deserves it.

Truly engaging, masterful cinema, and authentic.

Overall, this is a terrific drama with many uplifting and touching moments. It's impossible not to be delighted while watching this young boy's introduction to the magical world of cinema and the birth of his desire to make films.  I love the writing for this film, which includes dialogue that feels real and natural. The leading performance from Bhavin Rabari as Samay is also tremendous.  Visually, this film can't be faulted, nor can its Indian locations and smooth filming style.  As the credits roll, it's impossible to deny that Last Film Show is a touching, memorable experience.

I want to become a film. This is Gujarati cinema at it's peak. It really sets a new bar of expectations for me now as to how even the lowest of budgets can produce a film of this quality. Gujarati films recently have just been narrowed down to either being romance dramas or comedies (the only exception being Raado (2022)). You really can't expect anything else from a Gujarati film and for a while, even I thought that this was good for a regional movie industry as almost every film that was produced was at the very least watchable and a good escape from the normal rush of life. I myself preferred to watch Gujarati film every once in a while to satisfy that inner urge to find escapism from my day-to-day routine. Now, after seeing this film, I am really starting to despise those films. This film understands what films essentially are and what they mean to some people. The director knows not everyone in the state is going to like it and he simply does not cater to them. He just makes sure that the target audience he's going for gets the best experience they are going to get at the movies (and he succeeds at the task with flying colours). I won't spoil anything about this beautiful film to you and I will just urge you to watch this beautiful piece of art in the biggest screen possible. Not just because this film is India's official entry for the 2022 Academy Awards but because it is a step up than the regular regional films we've been getting lately. I personally connected with the film on a core level and was just crying in the climax with how beautifully it ends. The film ends with a shining ray of hope that if you like something, you've dedicated yourself to it, and you've understood everything there is to, you will get to it eventually. The road is not going to be easy, and there will be great hurdles in the way which will make you want to quit (even though you've come this far) but the stars eventually do line-up for you and give you that one chance which completely changes your life. Whether you take that chance or not is upto you because stars may not line-up for you again. I salute the makers of this film for making this and giving me the experience of a lifetime; of cinema. One thing that I would like to point out is that the film is, at times, too similar to Cinema Paradiso (1999). If you've seen that film, you'll instantly start spotting the similarities it has with the film and that can drag you out a little bit from the film. However, it does have major changes near the end of the film where it manages to make an identity of it's own in realistic and brutal ways which, I thought were beautiful.

Something really fresh is served for movie lovers.

If you want to learn the art of the "Direction" learn from this movie. Gujarati movies has improved over years, but no Gujarati movie in my life time is comparable to Oscar standards. This movie has the taste of Gujarat and Oscar.

This film reminded me both of Slumdog Millionaire and Cinema Paradiso - its a bit like an Indian Cinema Paradiso I suppose. I liked the fascination with colours and I thought the young child playing the main character (Samay, played by Bhavin Rabari) did a very good job. I would certainly recommend this film, yes.

A very sweet, touching and tender film, which is a declaration of love for cinema! A mixture of children's adventures, stories about fathers and children and the movie "Minari"! I recommend it to everyone!