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THE LAST RIDE (2012)Movie Reviews
Drama about the final days of Hank Williams' life, when the down-and-out singer hired a young Alabama man to drive him to shows in West Virginia and Ohio. Cast:Henry Thomas, Jesse James, Kaley Cuoco, Fred Dalton Thompson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Ray McKinnonDirector:Harry ThomasonRelease Date:June 22, 2012DVD Release:July 10, 2012From:Catagory One FilmsRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 42 min
The Last Ride (2012) played in limited release to mixed reviews. • Chuck Bowen wrote for Slant, "Thomas is willing to explore this tale's dark side, but he's trapped in a movie that would fit in perfectly with the pabulum that regularly plays on the Hallmark Channel." • And Elizabeth Weitzman wrote in the New York Daily News, "...relies too much on sentimentality, gives Thomas little to do." More Reviews Below...
The Last Ride (2012) Positive Reviews (12 Reviews, reviews below)
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Remarkable, how director Glendyn Ivin begins with materials that could have given themselves so easily to a road movie formula, and finds such truth and beauty."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 805 words, 06/29/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: WEAK "...dreary... Essentially a low-budget road movie... for Hank Williams fanatics only... Mr. Thomas puts a dark and subtle sheen on a disappointingly watery script."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 273 words, 06/22/12
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "...relies too much on sentimentality, gives Thomas little to do. Surely an iconic rebel -- and artistic pioneer -- should inspire more interesting pictures than this one."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 179 words, 06/22/12
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Henry Thomas struggles to portray the musician as a tortured genius... Dramatically thin, formally uninspired and thematically weak..."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 151 words, 06/29/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Remarkable, how director Glendyn Ivin begins with materials that could have given themselves so easily to a road movie formula, and finds such truth and beauty."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 805 words, 06/29/12
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Country music devotees will either love or hate this speculative account of the last three days in the life of Hank Williams... Henry Thomas acts his guts out."(See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 213 words, 06/20/12
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic: VERY GOOD(cg) "...measures the distance between the myth and the man.... it does offer an alternative to the easy sentimentality that powers the biopic formula."(See all of Kerry Lengel's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 470 words, 07/27/12
Paul De Barros, Seattle Times: MODERATE(cg) "...doesn't deliver much insight into Hank Williams or the lifestyle that killed him. And while there are some sweet moments, it's riddled with clichés..."(See all of Paul De Barros's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 281 words, 08/24/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Country music devotees will either love or hate this speculative account of the last three days in the life of Hank Williams... Henry Thomas acts his guts out."(See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 213 words, 06/20/12
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
Chuck Bowen, Slant: WEAK(cg) "Thomas is willing to explore this tale's dark side, but he's trapped in a movie that would fit in perfectly with the pabulum that regularly plays on the Hallmark Channel."(See all of Chuck Bowen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 426 words, 06/18/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: WEAK "...dreary... Essentially a low-budget road movie... for Hank Williams fanatics only... Mr. Thomas puts a dark and subtle sheen on a disappointingly watery script."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 273 words, 06/22/12
Andrew Lapin, NPR: MODERATE "...an odd approach to a true-ish story about one of the most influential musicians of all time... Harry Thomason takes a bite-size rather than life-size approach..."(See all of Andrew Lapin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 700 words, 06/21/12
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Henry Thomas struggles to portray the musician as a tortured genius... Dramatically thin, formally uninspired and thematically weak..."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 151 words, 06/29/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Joe Leydon, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a leisurely paced but modestly engaging road trip that gets considerable mileage from the byplay between its two lead characters... persuasively played by Henry Thomas..."(See all of Joe Leydon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 531 words, 06/21/12
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Henry Thomas struggles to portray the musician as a tortured genius... Dramatically thin, formally uninspired and thematically weak..."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 151 words, 06/29/12
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: WEAK "...dreary... Essentially a low-budget road movie... for Hank Williams fanatics only... Mr. Thomas puts a dark and subtle sheen on a disappointingly watery script."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 273 words, 06/22/12
22.2 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Last Ride (2012)'s reviews are separated by an average 22.2 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.
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Coverage:The Last Ride (2012)'s reviews cover 16.4% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,630 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 386 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
The Last Ride (2012) Coverage, Volume & Length (12 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 5 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Last Ride (2012)'s reviews on average broke 5 days after 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 The Last Ride (2012)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Last Ride (2012) (12 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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