The Last Hurrah
by John Ford
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Actor: Basil Rathbone, Dianne Foster, Jeffrey Hunter, Pat O'Brien, Spencer TracyDirector: John Ford
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Georgian (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 121 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-10-19
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of The Last Hurrah
Movie Review: One of Ford's lesser works, indictative of the unevenness of his late period....spoilers....
Summary: 3 Stars
This is one of Ford's lesser works, and is indictative of his later work, which was erratic to say the least. While the story of an old time politician losing to a "manufactured" politician who plays well on TV is a great story and still very timely, the film seems tired, as if Ford and Tracy are just going through the motions to get it over with. The film is beautifully shot in black and white, there are some very good performances (Jeffrey Hunter is very good as a reporter and Willis Bouchey as a sworn enemy of Tracy's), but overall, the film feels lethargic and feels very, very long. There seems to be a pall over the proceedings. This may be intentional, as Tracy's character suffers a stroke after losing the election and passes on, but I think it may just be that Ford was getting tired of filmmaking and not really inspired to do great work. The film also feels long, which is very unlike Ford. Ford's best films shoot along at a beautiful pace, but here, his pacing and editing is a let down.
Up until The Searchers, Ford's work was exemplary. There was hardly a dud in any of his films. But after The Searchers, his work became erratic, hovering between brilliance (Liberty Valance and Donovan's Reef), decent work (Sergeant Rutledge, 7 Women), and really bad, tired films (The Horse Soldiers, Two Rode Together, and Wings of Eagles). It was the only time in his career where the bad outweighed the good. The Last Hurrah has some great moments, but overall it's a rather tired exercise, which is a shame, as there was a lot more potential there.
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