Arnold Schwarzenegger

Johnny Knoxville

Jaimie Alexander

Zach Gilford

Kristen DeVore Rakes

Christiana Leucas

Diana R. Lupo

John Patrick Amedori

Forest Whitaker

Peter Stormare

Luis Guzmán

Genesis Rodriguez

Rodrigo Santoro

Daniel Henney

Eduardo Noriega

Harry Dean Stanton

Billy Blair

Titos Menchaca

Arron Shiver

Richard Dillard

Doug Jackson

Mathew Greer

Chris Browning

James Burnett

Rio Alexander

David Midthunder

Tait Fletcher

Mark Sivertsen

David Kilde

David House

Kent Kirkpatrick

Mario Moreno

Don Ambabo

Ross Kelly

Ryan Jason Cook

Elias Gallegos

Kevin Wiggins

Lois Geary

Jermaine Washington

Terry Dale Parks

Allan Padelford

Tim Booth

Cliff Fleming

Eddie J. Fernandez

Mowg

Jeffrey Nachmanoff

Steven Kemper

George Nolfi

Andrew Knauer

Michele Michel

Lorenzo di Bonaventura

Ronna Kress

Jo Edna Boldin

Michael Runyard

Danny Wynands

Al Goto

Darrin Prescott

Steve Kelso

Mark Norby

Kim Jee-woon

Victor Ray Ennis

Carla Curry

Andy Koyama

James F. Oberlander

Piero Mura

Bruce Tanis

Ai-Ling Lee

Kris Fenske

Franco-Giacomo Carbone

Jon Title

Andrii Trifonov

Beau Borders

Kim Ji-yong

Yang Jin-mo

Jeremy Fry

Billy D. Lucas

Antal Kalik

Wade Allen

Angelique Midthunder

Hank Amos

Craig Baxley Jr.

James Logan

Kylie Furneaux

Robert Nagle

Trina Siopy

Jeff Sanders

Ed Duran

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The Last Stand

di Bonaventura Pictures

Lionsgate

United States of America

English

small town

sheriff

prisoner

escape

hostage

border

convoy

machine gun

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scathing

vibrant

Great Comeback for Arnold. Great Action Movie!!!

Per Gunnar Jonsson

I was prepared to be disappointed by this comeback by Arnold Schwarzenegger. After all he is fairly far from the shape he once had. Luckily I was not. This is a quite enjoyable movie. Sure it is falls short compared to his previous really hard hitters but it is still a good movie. The plot is okay although a fairly standard one. Escaped criminal races for the border, hero sheriff (good old Schwarzy) stands in his way. Been there, seen that, done that. It is a plot that works though and the racing maniac and bridge building twist made it not feel too old.

It was fun to see Arnold in a leading role gain although he did look a bit rusty. He also felt a bit wimpier than he used to. Sure, he beat, stabbed and shot the bad guys for a good enough chunk of the movie but it was with a bit more hesitation and without the “I’m gonna kick your ass” attitude that he used to have. For being an experienced guy he, that is him in his role as the sheriff, also seemed to bungle it every now and then. The scene where he turns his back to the bad guy and, of course, gets stabbed annoyed me quite a lot for example.

It is always nice to see Peter Stormare in a movie. Not just because he is from my native country but I do like him as an actor. He put the necessary spice on the bad guys which was quite needed since, personally, I thought Gabriel Cortex was a somewhat shallow mad drug baron stereotype. Seeing him floor it or change gear became somewhat boring after the 5th or so time. Also that scene where he bumps a Suburban of the hood of the Corvette was just silly. No way would the hood, or the car for that matter, stand for that. I just do not understand why producers/directors continue do these obvious and arrogant we-think-the-audience-is-to-stupid-to-notice things. News-flash: we are not that stupid!

Forest Whitaker was not too bad as the FBI guy being screwed over and I did like Luis Guzmán as one of the sheriff’s sidekicks. Otherwise the team was somewhat bland. I guess the historical weapons guy was supposed to be funny but I mostly found him silly. The shootout between the sheriff’s team and the bad guys at the end of the movie was quite fun to watch but, at the same time, fairly silly. There was not much real life logic in how it played out. The bloody bus they used to move the machine gun into place made no sense at all for instance except as a reason to make some driving stunts with a bus.

The bottom line though is that, for me, this was a enjoyable movie and not at all the bungled comeback attempt that I was afraid it would turn out to be.

After a very long hiatus from the film industry, Arnie is back!

The Last Stand is a cheesy yet epic action movie in 2013. I recommend it as a guilty pleasure.

## Simple and entertaining.

Some call it a "guilty pleasure", and yes, it is. At times, characters and acting are like those movies you made with friends at high-school or as freshman (you did, didn't you?). A bit cardboard, but friendly fun, and over-the-top.

Well, this has a bit more budget, and Arnie in it (plus a cast of Peter Stormare, Luis Guzman, and a handful of other solid actors). But at heart, it's a simple shoot-em-up action movie; no complexity, no surprising twists. What will happen is obvious from the start, as if this was JACK SLATER VIII; how it will happen is what you get to watch.

Don't expect much, just enjoy it.

The Last Stand( 2013)

Not in his town. Not on his watch.

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Written by EvilAlchemist on Mon Apr 29 2013

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