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Movie Reviews of The Last Day
Movie Review: A Struggle
Summary: 4 Stars
"The Last Day"
A Struggle
Amos Lassen
We all know that growing up is not easy and Simon (Gaspard Ulliel), a very depressed eighteen year old photographer is having a very rough time. On his way home from Paris to the Ile de Re to visit his family, he is approached by a stranger, seventeen year old Louise (Melanie Laurent) who tries to get close to him and eventually gains an invitation to his home. Of course, Simon's parents think that they are a couple but Simon had been having an affair with the lighthouse keeper, Matthieu (Thibault Vincon) of the island. Even so Louise makes sexual advances on him but he actually prefers Mathieu. At the same time, Simon's mother has a problem with an old lover, Marc, who tries to get their romance restarted.
At times slow moving, the movie picks up as it progresses but there seems to be no climax and I wondered just where the movie was going. All in all, however, I found the film to be beautifully photographed and Ulliel gives a wonderful performance of a young man who is facing life and has no idea where it will take him.
Movie Review: The Last Day
Summary: 4 Stars
The movie is excellent if you are a Gaspard Ulliel fan but for those that are not, it lacks a climax. The lack of climax works with the script, but proves to be quite boring to watch a movie that leads to nothing. I suggest that this movie either be bought by Gaspard fans or Garcia fans, because unless you like either one or the other, you will not be able to finish watching the movie.Movie Review: If you like Gaspard Ulliel....
Summary: 5 Stars
... this is your movie because he developes a very enigmatic and attractive performance in a simple but captivating movie. The best of the movie by far, from my perspective, is that Gaspard Ulliel looks like one of the most beautiful guys on the world (the camera falls in love with him, I assure you). And you don't even need to see the movie itself because just the images of him on the main menu of the dvd can be a total delight for your eyes. Pure beauty, beautiful (but sad) story and... even sadder ending. I guess the ending is necessary to get the ultimate flavour of the script but.... it's better not to watch it if you are in one of those very, very happy days!! Ideal movie for a quite night with a grey day or rain outside. And of course, essential movie for Gaspard Ulliel fans like me. You won't be disappointed. Movie Review: The Last Day
Summary: 2 Stars
To be honest I thought it could have been better, to me it was boring and made little sence, but being a French film I guess there might have been a deeper meaning there that I just didnt catch, but I dont really think it was much of a loss.Movie Review: The Struggles of a Broken Spirit
Summary: 4 Stars
Rodolphe Marconi ('Love Forbidden') is a director and writer to watch. He has a signature style already (he is quite young in the industry) and knows how to use that sensitivity to tell touching stories. LE DERNIER JOUR or THE LAST DAY is a mood piece, spare on dialogue, misty in its depiction of young emotional feelings, challenging in its play with time devices, and ultimately very satisfying for those who enjoy the French manner of film making.
Simon (the very handsome and gifted young actor Gaspard Ulliel of 'A Very Long Engagement') boards a train bound for the coast where he is to spend time in his family's seaside cabin. Most of his ride is spent gazing out the windows at the misty countryside, telling us more about this lonely, lost, vulnerable young eighteen year boy than a thousand words. On the train is a young girl Louise (M?lanie Laurent) who seems to be shadowing him. When Simon arrives home he is met by his loving mother Marie (Nicole Garcia), his sister Alice (Alysson Paradis) and his father Jean-Louis (Christophe Malavoy). Louise joins Simon as a guest in his home and his family thinks the two are a couple. Though they sleep in the same bed, Simon's mind and longing are for a lad who lives in the lighthouse, Mathieu (Thibault Vin?on). Simon visits Mathieu, with Louise not far behind, and though we feel a kinship between the two boys, Louise forces her attention on Mathieu and Simon becomes a third party. In a telling moment when the three are in a pub Louise insists that Simon and Mathieu kiss, and that kiss tells a lot about the current state of mind of both boys. Simon becomes isolated, longs for Mathieu who has moved on from their past relationship, an emotional level which is culminated in a visit to Mathieu's home where Simon, alone on Mathieu's bed, re-visits the passion and lust and love for Mathieu in a scene of radiant beauty.
Simon's parents argue at all time and this leads to the discovery of a previous affair his mother had, an affair which holds secrets that drive a stake into Simon's relationship to Louise and to his mother's lover Pierre (Daniel Berbioux) who as he visits the mother uncovers significant mysteries. The story ends tragically in a coda suggestive of the beginning of the film. It is stunning.
For some the sparse dialogue may prevent the storyline from driving clearly, but in the hands, eyes, and body of Gabriel Ulliel words are wholly unnecessary. If there were no other reason to see this very sensitive film, having the opportunity to observe the talented Ulliel would be sufficient. Recommended viewing, in French with English subtitles. Grady Harp, November 06
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