SummarySmall-time Chicago hustler Joe May always felt like a great destiny awaited him, but with his health ailing and his age advancing, he’s never looked more like a bum. Broke and evicted, he’s taken in by a troubled young mother and daughter, in whom he finds one last shot to be a hero. Pulsing with the spirit of classic urban dramas, The Last Rites... Read More
Directed By:Joe Maggio
Written By:Joe Maggio
The Last Rites of Joe May
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
64
69% Positive
9 Reviews
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Nov 22, 2011
88
The film, written and directed by Joe Maggio, only has this handful of characters and looks at them carefully. The dialogue is right, the conflicts are simple and sincere, the hopes are touching.
Nov 4, 2011
75
Veteran character actor Dennis Farina gives one of the best performances of the year in a rare lead part as an aging, down-on-his luck small-time hood in The Last Rites of Joe May.
Oct 31, 2011
75
Dennis Farina's washed-up hustler in The Last Rites of Joe May is designed in the in the mold of a classic movie star tough guy, but the veteran character actor's performance also serves to disassemble it.
Nov 1, 2011
70
Despite all this boilerplate gangster-with-a-heart-of-gold stuff, there's an emotional payoff to "Joe May" that feels solid and right.
Oct 31, 2011
63
Watching Dennis Farina dominate every scene is a joy, and thankfully the actor makes the most of this opportunity.
Nov 23, 2011
50
This male weepie is ridden with cliches (Farina's character tends to a pigeon coop on his roof, for God's sake) and climaxes with a predictable act of self-abnegation.
Nov 1, 2011
40
The more the veteran actor strives to give Joe a final dose of funereal dignity, the more the film around him seems intent on deep-sixing its MVP.
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Production Company:
- Billy Goat Pictures
- Steppenwolf Films
- The Last Rites of Joe May
- You've Faded Films
Release Date:Nov 4, 2011
Duration:1 h 47 m
Tagline:Never go down without a fight.
Awards
Midwest Independent Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
