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LAST RIDE (2012)Movie Reviews
Drama about a desperate father who takes his ten-year-old son on the run across the Australian outback after committing a violent crime. Cast:Hugo Weaving, Tom Russell, John Brumpton, Anita Hegh, Sonya Suares, Kelton PellDirector:Glendyn IvinRelease Date:June 29, 2012DVD Release:October 16, 2012From:Music Box FilmsRating:PG-13Length:1 hr. 40 min.
Last Ride (2012) played in limited release to very good reviews. • Megan Lehmann wrote in the Hollywood Reporter, "...persistently terrific Hugo Weaving lights a fuse under 'Last Ride,' a spare and wrenching road movie delving into the complexities of a fraught father-son relationship." • And Alison Willmore called the film for the AV Club, "...tender and terrifying." More Reviews Below...
Last Ride (2012) Positive Reviews (11 Reviews, reviews below)
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...astonishing in its visual beauty; cinematographer Greig Fraser finds nobility in this arduous journey. As Kev, the veteran actor Weaving gives the performance of lifetime."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 805 words, 06/29/12
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Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "...gritty, shapeless but often involving Aussie drama.... becomes too melodramatic and bleakly obvious. Hugo Weaving, though, as always, is never less than magnetic."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 96 words, 07/06/12
Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Both Weaving and the movie itself manage to show that this violent, hopelessly damaged man yearns to be a father, but will never know how."(See all of Farran Smith Nehme's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 234 words, 07/06/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...astonishing in its visual beauty; cinematographer Greig Fraser finds nobility in this arduous journey. As Kev, the veteran actor Weaving gives the performance of lifetime."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 805 words, 06/29/12
Nick Schager, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "An Aussie variation on 'Badlands'... Glendyn Ivin's imagery has a somber poeticism in tune with his tale's bleak portrait of fury, regret, and painful maturation."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 195 words, 07/04/12
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Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "The title more or less gives away the film's design, but the predestined journey is taut and tragic nevertheless."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 154 words, 07/20/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Nick Schager, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "An Aussie variation on 'Badlands'... Glendyn Ivin's imagery has a somber poeticism in tune with his tale's bleak portrait of fury, regret, and painful maturation."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 195 words, 07/04/12
Alison Willmore, AV Club: VERY GOOD(cg) "...tender and terrifying.... finds poetry in its gorgeous backdrop and its portrait of a complicated character attempting, hopelessly, to set things right..."(See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 388 words, 06/28/12
Glenn Heath Jr., Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...often connects location and character in fascinating ways... Despite its strong visual sensibility and performances, 'Last Ride' gives into contrivance in its final act..."(See all of Glenn Heath Jr.'s reviews...)(Read the full review...) 566 words, 07/05/12
Russell Edwards, Daily Variety: EXCELLENT "Weaving again demonstrates his talent for drawing sympathy from an ostensibly repulsive character. Brutal or tender as required, the thesp is simply riveting."(See all of Russell Edwards's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 518 words, 05/07/09
Megan Lehmann, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...persistently terrific Hugo Weaving lights a fuse under 'Last Ride,' a spare and wrenching road movie delving into the complexities of a fraught father-son relationship."(See all of Megan Lehmann's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 399 words, 06/19/09
15.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Last Ride (2012)'s reviews are separated by an average 15.8 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Last Ride (2012) (11 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Last Ride (2012)'s reviews cover 15.4% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,555 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 414 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 65 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Last Ride (2012)'s reviews on average broke 65 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Last Ride (2012)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Last Ride (2012) (11 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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