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Last Ride (2009)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:11

Rotten:0

Average Rating:7.4/10

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: A young boy travels across Australia with his father, who's wanted by the law.

Starring: Hugo Weaving

Starring: Hugo Weaving

Director: Glendyn Ivin

Director: Glendyn Ivin

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A beautifully drawn, moody film filled with poetry, as it describes the troubled relationship between a father and son. It is all at once a road movie and a coming of age story in which murder, curiosity and struggling to survive are key.

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08/27/09
Louise Keller
Louise Keller
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Glendyn Ivin's natural cinematic flair ensures the smooth transition from text to screen in a story that Mac Gudgeon has scripted with a sparse, raw, slow-burning dynamic.

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08/27/09
Andrew L. Urban
Andrew L. Urban
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Weaving has a brilliant instinct for playing damaged men, as he did in Little Fish. Kev is a heartbreaking character, a hard-shelled survivor. Weaving captures all his brittleness, the years of damage.

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07/10/09
Paul Byrnes
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
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this is a major Australian film in what's proving to be a great year for Australian films.

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07/02/09
David Stratton
David Stratton
At the Movies (Australia)
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The landscape plays a big part in this journey into darkness, this land of ours which draws the marginalised into its own sense of alienation. A tough film but a very, very good one.

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07/02/09
Margaret Pomeranz
Margaret Pomeranz
At the Movies (Australia)
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Hard but poignant, Last Ride is a haunting journey.

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07/02/09
Michael Adams
Michael Adams
Empire Magazine Australasia
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The first half hour or so stumbles; the movie's so determined to avoid melodrama that it's too flat and too familiar. Once father and son are out in the remote countryside, though, something clicks.

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07/02/09
Martyn Pedler
Martyn Pedler
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Though the script doesn’t always reach its potential, visually this is a stunning film that challenges its audience.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
07/02/09
Annette Basile
Annette Basile
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Weaving draws on his vast experience to show the complexities of his rugged and violent character, while also offering glimpses of the man's softer side and his genuine affection for his growing son.

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07/02/09
Des Partridge
Des Partridge
Courier Mail (Australia)
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Solid Aussie filmmaking elevated by its capable cast.

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08/10/09
Cris Kennedy
Cris Kennedy
Screenwize

Don't miss Last Ride. It will take you places we haven't been for some time in Australian cinema.

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07/02/09
Julie Rigg
Julie Rigg
MovieTime, ABC Radio National
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