Last Will

Tatum O'Neill has the main role in this quite predictable, but well made film about a woman dealing with the wrong people and their secrets. Tom Berenger is playing her husband, suffering from some health problems.

Hayden is a well grown woman marrying into the real estate family of the Emery's in Kansas City. She discovers that her husband's brothers, which are taking care of the family's real estate properties, are cooking the books, and are bribing city officials. She gets her husband to care about what's happening with Emery Propertys. Then the problem starts.

The film is more of a TV-drama when it comes to acting and production values. But it's OK done,the leads are doing a good acting job. Berenger is playing great as a drunk! James Brolin is great also a detective Sloan. Tatum is doing well, but this might be her weakest film ever.

The film has a good nerve, and is therefore exciting, though you obviously know what will happen, just not when. But the film doesn't keep the quality. The film doesn't manage to keep acting up to notch all the was through. So the film has a consistency problem throughout. After an hour there's a completely misplaced "love music video" which tips the film completely over, just like a commercial brake. Quite ridiculous. From there the film falters. It's almost like they changed director mid through.

When you see Tom Berenger in a film, you know it went straight to video. When he first became known, people were shocked by his resemblance to Paul Newman. So much so, there was a rumor he was Newman's son. I had to watch a few minutes before realizing it was him.

Berenger plays a surgeon, Frank Emery, one of three brothers from a wealthy real estate family. He marries Hayden (Tatum O'Neal) and they are deeply in love.

She learns that the real estate brothers are buying up property cheaply, with the goal of throwing the mostly illegals out and building condos. Meanwhile there are leaks, rats, you name it. Her husband is not involved in that business but as president of the corporation, he stops the condo plans.

Hayden then realizes not only are the books cooked, but they have paid off judges and politicians, and the Chief of Police (James Brolin) is a good friend.

Before he dies (he hasn't felt well the entire film) Frank makes a new will leaving everything to Hayden.

Frank does pass away, but it turns out to be murdered, and she's arrested.

Not very impressive. Don't miss the filler montage at the end. Guess they needed a few more running minutes.

There is no point making this a long winded review.

Not only is the plot so predictable that a blind person could follow it with the sound turned off.

The scripting is as lame as can be and the acting, well I haven't seen such animated acting since watching the Woodentops as a child.

It is unfortunate that you reviews have to be at least ten lines long, I mean, just how detailed do you have to be about something that is so not worth watching.

I struggle to understand how anyone could possible rate this better than awful, there is not one actor who is worth mention at all, not even Tom Berenger.

Please don't waste your time.

Played like a bad daytime soap opera. The actimg was atrocious. Tatum's emotionless performance was so bad it was laughable. This is just a pile of rubbish.

Good grief, the poor poor exploited downtrodden illegal aliens with their darling sweet children with freshly scrubbed faces and impeccable manners and sweet rosy smiles who can't even get a Federal grant (no really, the movie says that) to fix up their buildings.. get the picture? If you didn't, there is a giant sign in the movie proclaiming "IMMIGRATION REFORM NOW".

The comedy relief is the rich Anglo woman dressed to the nines walking through the depths of the barrio, snapping pictures right and left with her stylish mobile phone. Except the movie doesn't even seem to get the joke, so busy are they burping out their stereotypes. Yikes!

If your idea of a great time at the movies is a ham handed propaganda soufflé, your going to love it.