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The Last Man (2019 film)

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The Last Man
Directed byRodrigo H. Vila
Written byRodrigo H. Vila
Gustavo Lencina
Produced byGonzalo Vila
Rodrigo H. Vila
Starring
CinematographyDaniel Ortega
Edited byLuis de la Madrid
Jordi López
Music byEmilio Kauderer
Production
companies
Cinema 7 Films
Aicon Music Pictures Quintessential Film
Non Stop
3Dar
Grindstone Entertainment Group
Distributed byLionsgate Home Entertainment
Release date
  • January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesArgentina[1]
Canada
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Last Man, also known as El último hombre, is a 2019 Argentine-Canadian science fiction film co-written and directed by Rodrigo H. Vila and starring Hayden Christensen, Harvey Keitel, Marco Leonardi, Liz Solari and Rafael Spregelburd.[2]

Synopsis

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Kurt (Christensen) a veteran suffering from PTSD, returns home. A local street prophet Noe (Keitel) predicts that a catastrophic storm will strike. Kurt takes Noe’s advice and prepares for an impending disaster, and he meets Jessica (Solari) who also begins believing in the upcoming predictions.

Cast

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Release

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The film was released in theaters and on video-on-demand on January 18, 2019.[3][4] The film grossed an estimated $12,047 at the box office.[5]

Reception

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The film received generally negative reviews from critics, with criticism focusing on the film's plot and on Christensen's performance as Kurt.[6][7] Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com gave it thumbs down, saying that the film was "a thoroughly unpleasant experience from start to finish, and not even in an artful way."[8]

Noel Murray of LA Times criticized Christensen's performance and the script, while praising the film's gloomy ambience. He said that "the individual scenes feel disconnected and incomplete, stitched together by rambling, discombobulated dialogue that even the actors don’t seem to understand. The premise is effectively eerie; the presentation depressingly sloppy."[9]

References

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  1. ^ El último hombre (The Last Man) La Vanguardia
  2. ^ Beans, Freddy (9 July 2018). "Freddy Beans here with a trailer for THE LAST MAN with Harvey Keitel & Hayden Christensen!". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ Sprague, Mike (16 January 2019). "EXCLUSIVE CLIP: THE LAST MAN STARRING HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN & HARVEY KEITEL". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. ^ Agar, Chris (3 December 2018). "The Last Man Trailer: Hayden Christensen Prepares for the Apocalypse". Screen Rant. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  5. ^ "The Last Man (2018) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  6. ^ "Capsule reviews for Jan. 18". Cinemalogue. 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  7. ^ "The Last Man". Spectrum Culture. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  8. ^ Lemire, Christy (18 January 2019). "THE LAST MAN". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  9. ^ Murray, Noel (16 January 2019). "Reviews: Frat house horror in 'Pledge' and more". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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