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Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
The three friends and the widow all have faces that evoke decades of memories for moviegoers. In a certain way, we have lived our lives with them, so it feels right to find them on this mission at the end. ...
Glenn Whipp
L.A. Daily New
"Last Orders" aims to capture the poetry of the lives of the kind, ordinary blokes who sit glued to bar stools at the corner pub, nursing both their Guinness pints and shattered illusions. The movie only partially succeeds, and that's a shame, because -- as any barfly knows -- there's nothing worse than watching and listening to an old sod take a tedious walk down memory lane. ...
Chris Hewitt
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Director Fred Schepisi does a beautiful job of negotiating the back-and-forth time structure, which never feels gimmicky or confusing because "Last Orders" is a movie about the way memories connect us. The film has the feel of good-natured anecdotes, shared in a wayside pub ("I think a pint wouldn't hurt," says Hemmings at one point, and it's clear that he thinks 14 pints wouldn't hurt a lot). ...
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Last Orders
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(2002)
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Overview:
It's a long life, so you need life-long friends. This film is about four old friends (Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone, David Hemmings and Tom Courtenay) and, most of all, the man, Jack Dodds, whose "last orders" have set them on a journey.
Starring:
Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings, Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Ray Winstone and Laura Morelli
Writer-director:
Fred Schepisi (based on the novel by Graham Swift)
Cinematographer:
Brian Tufano
Composer:
Paul Grabowsky
Studio:
Sony Pictures Classics
Release Date:
March 8, 2002
MPAA Rating:
(R) - for sexuality and some language
Running Time:
109 minutes
Websites:
Official Site
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