SummaryVic Edwards (Burt Reynolds) was the biggest star in Hollywood, a college football legend turned stunt double turned leading man. Now, in his eighties, he's convinced by an old friend (Chevy Chase) to accept an invitation to receive a Lifetime Achievement award at a two-bit film festival in Nashville. The trip launches him on both a hilarious fish... Read More
Directed By:Adam Rifkin
Written By:Adam Rifkin
The Last Movie Star
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46
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6.1
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Mar 30, 2018
75
As a commentary on Reynolds' career trajectory, The Last Movie Star is hit-or-miss. What is undeniable, though, is the space Rifkin has created where Reynolds can do what Reynolds does best, and if you're a fan (as I am) there's much here to treasure.
Mar 29, 2018
60
Thanks to its star's all-in commitment, the overtly maudlin film works better than it should, particularly sequences in which octogenarian Reynolds is dropped into "Smokey and the Bandit" and "Deliverance" and converses philosophically with his younger self.
User score
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6.1
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Apr 3, 2018
10
BEAUTIFUL FILM!!! Brilliantly performed by the legend himself, Burt Reynolds. He will make you laugh and cry. An amazing portrayal of a has-been movie star coming to terms with life in his twilight years. This film has so much heart. You can feel the Director's love for his childhood hero. BRAVO - BURT REYNOLDS - hope you are remembered at OSCAR season!!!
Mar 30, 2018
8
No, "The Last Movie Star" is not the great or even really good movie it could and should have been. But Reynolds' performance in it is one of the most deeply touching, truly vulnerable turns by a veteran actor I've seen in ages. Reynolds really rises above the material and makes this a much more affecting film than it has any right to be. I honestly got choked up more than once during the showing. I would highly recommend watching it for his performance alone. That's more than reason enough.
Mar 25, 2018
50
The film is a collection of old-fogey clichés, with a narrative that mixes a career retrospective with a road trip.
Feb 16, 2018
41
Dog Years’ lack of faith in its audience makes its over-explanation and hackneyed groaners unshakable weights on a story that only needed to let Reynolds do his thing.
Mar 29, 2018
40
The director Adam Rifkin wrote this showcase for Mr. Reynolds, who, like Vic, was a college football player. The Last Movie Star effectively allows the ever-assured actor to score a touchdown on an empty field.
Feb 16, 2018
40
Whatever pathos is generated comes from Reynolds' commitment to all the self-exploitation. His inimitable charm is still there beneath all the corporeal decrepitude on which Rifkin and company shamelessly linger.
Aug 15, 2018
5
It was good for Burt Reynolds even though it's evident that he is acting in automatic mode but the rest is as insipid as it is inconsequential.
Mar 31, 2018
3
Burt Reynolds is a major movie star and deserves a proper career capper comeback. Unfortunately although the structure and sentiments of this comedy drama are on the mark as is he, the low budget pedestrian filmmaking and slight supporting cast are not worthy of the star.
Production Company:
- Broken Twig Productions Inc.
- Stonelock Pictures
- The Whitener Company
- Visionary Artists (II)
Release Date:Mar 30, 2018
Duration:1 h 34 m
Rating:R
Tagline:The Best Is Yet To Come
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Awards
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
• 2 Nominations
Edmonton International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
San Diego International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
