The Last Shot (2004)

Unusual comedy with some funny elements...

This movie gets pretty crazy in some parts... although Broderick's and Baldwin's rather restrained performances really help in keeping it from going completely over the top...
Some funny takes on the fbi and movies etc with a rather unusual visual treatment in atmosphere (using boston, the desert, etc)... alot of different camo actors add interest...
Reminds me of Mistress with Robert DeNiro which is possibly a better film (mostly because of Landau's great performance)... February 15, 2007

Enormously Enjoyable

This movie is great. It is very entertaining and hilarious. Matthew Broderick does a superb job acting in the role of a down and out wanna be screen writer. The movie does a great job satirizing Hollywood as well as government agencies and has some very clever and very funny moments. I highly recommend it. January 25, 2007

Very disappointing

One would have thought that with a good script , very good actors and a story based on real life that this film would be entertaining . I sat and watched and kept waiting for it to get better . It was like the whole thing had been put together very well and all the gaps were there for the laughs , but I wasn't laughing .

I would recommend you rent this film first .
I bought it second hand and had sold it within a week .
It did not even have the quirky appeal of a cult film .

I felt sorry for those involved and I hope being associated with it doesn't hurt their careers too much .
I hope you feel differently to me .
May 11, 2006

Loved this movie

I never saw this movie in the theatre, but happened across it on televison, saw it, and decided to purchase the DVD.

No, it's not rocket science, but it is a very fun movie with some great acting and a mind-bending plot. Broderick and Baldwin are great. There's some very racy and very funny dialogue, and the best thing in the film is Joan Cusack.

Based on a true story (somewhat), this is a very funny and well-put-together movie. November 20, 2005

IT SUCKED!!!!

Once again, an inexplicable parade of glowing reviews for an unfunny movie. You all remember The Last Shot when it was in the theaters, right? The $30 million opening weekend, the $200 million total gross? No? Good, because this movie, if it ever made it to theaters, lasted about two seconds. I can't imagine how anyone could think a movie with the star power of Matthew Broderick and Alec Baldwin, but which no one saw in a theater, could be any good. It's not. This movie was buried for a reason: it's boring. Broderick is his usual cloying self and Calista Flockhart appears as his whacky girlfriend who hates dogs, which is a running "joke" in the movie. The script strains for laughs which are not there. August 9, 2005

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