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DVD Cover Information Actor: Bob Hoskins, David Hemmings, Helen Mirren, Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay DVD: Region Code 99 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 2.35:1 Running Time: 109 minutes DVD Release Date: 2002-08-13 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Sony Pictures |
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Movie Review: An Emotional Pilgrimage into the Past
Summary: 3 Stars
LAST ORDERS is the story of one man's life as told through the lives and stories of those who knew him best. The cast in this film is absolutely terrific and the cinematography is gorgeous. The lighting alone makes LAST ORDERS pleasing to look at. Had I judged LAST ORDERS by the first hour, however, I would have been sadly disappointed. The film takes quite a long time to get going, but once it does, it becomes something rather touching and memorable.
The plotline is one that will be familiar to most audiences. Four gentlemen are brought together to carry out their friend's (Michael Caine) dying wish: to have his ashes scattered off the Margate Pier into the ocean. The first hour of the film is a bit disorienting, as the audience has not a clue who these characters are. But little by little, we begin to piece together the seemingly dead and anaesthetized present by examining the rich and vibrant past (aided by drastic color and lighting changes). Inevitably, these old friends begin taking side trips, delaying their task more and more. The time provides them not only a moment to reflect on their lost friend, but also on their lives, lives that have gone by so quickly with much left unsaid. In fact, one of their detours is to visit Canterbury, rendering the end of the film into a bit of a pilgrimage of its own.
As LAST ORDER continues on into its second hour, the emotional impact of the film heightens and several of the scenes are rather heart-wrenching. This is not the story of a perfect man gone before his time. It is the story about an ordinary man and those who loved him, their faults, their desires, and their collective journey along a small road in life. I highly recommend it for a rainy, Sunday afternoon.