Variety
Schwarzenegger, when he's not plowing his way through reams of semi-intelligible dialogue, proves he's still capable of firing off a few rounds and pulling broken glass out of his leg.
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The Last Stand
Arnold Schwarzenegger makes his action lead return (his first since 2002's Collateral Damage) as a lone sheriff forced to defend his sleepy border town from heavily-armed bandits. From Korean director Jee-woon Kim (I Saw the Devil), making his US feature debut.
After leaving his LAPD narcotics post following a bungled operation, Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in placid Sommerton Junction. That peaceful existence is shattered when Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), a notorious drug kingpin, escapes from a FBI prisoner convoy. With the help of a fierce band of lawless mercenaries, Cortez begins racing towards the US-Mexico border with a hostage in tow. His path: straight through Sommerton Junction, where the whole of the U.S. law enforcement, including Agent John Bannister (Forest Whitaker) will have their final opportunity to intercept him.
2013Rating: MA15+, for strong bloody violence throughout, and language107 minsUSA
ActionThrillerWestern
- Director:
- Jee-woon Kim ('I Saw the Devil', 'The Good, the Bad, the Weird', 'A Bittersweet Life', 'A Tale of Two Sisters')
- Writer:
- Andrew Knauer
- Cast:
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerGenesis RodriguezJaimie AlexanderPeter StormareForest WhitakerRodrigo SantoroJohnny KnoxvilleLuis GuzmánEduardo Noriega
The Last Stand / Reviews
Total Film
Kim Jee-woon's riff on the western is an entertaining frolic back-loaded with gore and guffaws. Arnie's back!
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Sorry, big guy, but making small talk with the locals at the diner just isn't you.
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The Guardian
Korean film-maker Kim Jee-woon gives it plenty of directorial welly, and it's good to see a film with cop cars flying through the air.
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Los Angeles Times
May not herald a full-scale reemergence for Arnold the Action Star, but it's clearly a step in that direction.
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Hollywood Reporter
Arnold ain't all he used to be but still has a little punch left in this just passable violent action potboiler.
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Empire Magazine
Get through the plot and you'll be rewarded with 30 minutes of whirligig mayhem.
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