The Last Full Measure
A Pentagon investigator works to have a Vietnam War medic honoured in this war drama starring Sebastian Stan and Samuel L. Jackson.
34 years after his death, Airman William H. Pitsenbarger, Jr. (Jeremy Irvine, The Railway Man) is awarded the nation's highest military honour.
- Director:
- Todd Robinson ('Lonely Hearts', 'Phantom', 'Angel Fire')
- Writer:
- Todd Robinson
- Cast:
- Sebastian StanChristopher PlummerSamuel L. JacksonJeremy IrvineBradley WhitfordWilliam HurtEd HarrisAlison Sudol
Reviews & comments
A.V. Club
pressUltimately, we're just meant to recognize bravery and salute. The movie's not strictly necessary for that.
RogerEbert.com
pressWriter/director Todd Robinson spins this tale of heroism with a lot of purple sentiment but surprisingly little of the jingoism expected from a film like this.
Slant Magazine
pressThe film largely evades any perspectives that might question the institutions that put our soldiers in harm's way.
IndieWire
press"The Last Full Measure" is lost in the fog of war from the moment it starts.
Rolling Stone
pressThe amazing true story of a soldier's valour in Vietnam takes a back seat to a decades-long tale of bureaucratic incompetence and corruption.
The New York Times
pressWhile its story mechanics are creaky, the valour of Pitsenbarger is evoked cogently, in well-executed battle sequences.
Variety
pressNo amount of marquee talent... can fully compensate for the inert melodrama peddled by this inspired-by-true-events film, which recounts the 1999 campaign to see Pitsenbarger properly feted.
Associated Press
pressDespite its flaws, this movie reminds us all of the sacrifices made by soldiers and to be mindful of how we treat them when they come home.
Hollywood Reporter
pressTodd Robinson... has managed to turn this tribute to a verifiable hero into a plodding, somnolent snooze.
A.V. Club
pressUltimately, we're just meant to recognize bravery and salute. The movie's not strictly necessary for that.
RogerEbert.com
pressWriter/director Todd Robinson spins this tale of heroism with a lot of purple sentiment but surprisingly little of the jingoism expected from a film like this.
Slant Magazine
pressThe film largely evades any perspectives that might question the institutions that put our soldiers in harm's way.
IndieWire
press"The Last Full Measure" is lost in the fog of war from the moment it starts.
Rolling Stone
pressThe amazing true story of a soldier's valour in Vietnam takes a back seat to a decades-long tale of bureaucratic incompetence and corruption.
The New York Times
pressWhile its story mechanics are creaky, the valour of Pitsenbarger is evoked cogently, in well-executed battle sequences.
Variety
pressNo amount of marquee talent... can fully compensate for the inert melodrama peddled by this inspired-by-true-events film, which recounts the 1999 campaign to see Pitsenbarger properly feted.
Associated Press
pressDespite its flaws, this movie reminds us all of the sacrifices made by soldiers and to be mindful of how we treat them when they come home.
Hollywood Reporter
pressTodd Robinson... has managed to turn this tribute to a verifiable hero into a plodding, somnolent snooze.
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