The Last Movie

Film Noir is an entertaining action mystery that I really enjoyed. I was in to the story from the moment it began. I really enjoyed the premise of the film, a modern day story with a heavy dose of noir. actors give excellent performances as well, great job. I hope it is not last movie of Bruce Pittman. Waiting for your new work. The last movie it's an outstanding film that deserves and needs to be seen.It shows me Canadian films are not dead and buried but alive and vibrant.All in all, if you get a chance to see "the last movie", don't miss it.

This film gets an thumbs up from me.I find it sad that so many people are so narrow-minded that they will not watch a movie that is black and white or, in this case, is subtitled. I feel sorry for people who refuse to watch a movie like The Last Movie. They have no idea what a beautifully acted and directed film this is, and they'll never know what an amazing experience they are missing.

I thought it was a beautifully crafted movie, a terrific genre film. I loved the overt use of "film noir" techniques. A lovely sense of style, lighting and camera angles. I loved the homage to some of the classics. It made us all feel smart.

I saw "The Artist" a few days later and they use film noir elements as the protagonist slides into depression but I think "The Last Movie" did a better job. I was totally convinced by the "Russian film" portions. It did an amazing job with locations. Nataliya Alyexeyenko's face and eyes were totally beguiling. The camera loves her. Elizabeth Gondek is not quite as compelling but she grows on you and is believable. It's very exciting when the two of them come together.

My only criticism is that the film did seem long, both overall film and pacing within scenes, especially later scenes. It is not bad in the first half of the film as it establishes style but then it just feels too slow as we approach the climax. In spite of this, I think it was a brilliant effort and a very entertaining film. Congratulations to the filmmakers. Keith Ross Leckie

The opening half of the last movie traces the efforts of an independent

filmmaker to do a remake of a Russian thriller. It seamlessly combines healthy doses

of the original Russian film with both a documentary of the making of the film and the private tribulations the director goes through to make the film.

The last half involves the casting of a new actress to play the femme fatale in the

New film. Here is where the film becomes a psychological thriller in the tradition

of Polanski's Repulsion.

Hats off to a film that tries to be a little different from the current fare.

I took a chance on this film because I love film noir. The Last Movie is so much more.

It begins as a classic black and white noir movie then becomes a film about remaking this film.

Along the way it details the creative process and frustrations of a film director trying to put it all together.

Slowly the story of the remake becomes its own horror film.

It makes for a unique and thoroughly entertaining movie with totally believable characters and performances.

I loved the black and white photography by Rick Wincenty in the old noir film. Very evocative of some of my favorites from the 1940's

Editorially, the film moves like an express train from start to finish.

If you're looking for something a little different – you can't go wrong with The Last Movie.

Other reviews were so praiseworthy, decided to check out this unknown title; now suspect other reviewers were somehow attached to the making of the film.

Acting is wooden, unnatural, and flat. Script is poor - suspenseful music for lines that lack power, sometimes expressed using blocky syntax.

Sound is poor quality.

Biggest problem is cinematography - presentation of unusual angles looks amateurish, since sometimes makes action difficult to follow. The editing is choppy, so changes in camera angles and scenes distracts from what is happening. Special effects look cheap and outdated.

If you don't care much about cinematography, you might still find this film worth watching; but for me, the combination of all these negatives makes it not worth finishing.