The Last Stand (2013)

• Year: 2013
• Released: 18 Jan 2013
• Country: United States, South Korea
• Adwords: 1 win & 2 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1549920/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/The_Last_Stand
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/last-stand
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Action, Thriller, Western
• Runtime: 107 min
• Writer: Andrew Knauer
• Director: Jee-woon Kim
• Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville
• Keywords: small town, escape, fbi, hostage, sheriff,

	6.3/10
	54/100

The Last Stand Storyline

Sheriff Owens is a man who has resigned himself to a life of fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction after leaving his LAPD post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with failure and defeat after his partner was crippled. After a spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy, the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the hemisphere is hurtling toward the border at 200 mph in a specially outfitted car with a hostage and a fierce army of gang members. He is headed, it turns out, straight for Summerton Junction, where the whole of U.S. law enforcement will have their last opportunity to make a stand and intercept him before he slips across the border forever. At first reluctant to become involved, and then counted out because of the perceived ineptitude of his small town force, Owens ultimately accepts responsibility for the face off.

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Stand and not deliver

The Governor is back but after 10 years concentrating on a political career.

The film landscape has changed. Arnie is Sheriff Ray, a former LA top cop now living a more quiet life as a friendly sheriff in an Arizona border town.

Luis Guzman provides comedy as one of the deputies. Oscar winner Forest Whitaker has a good payday playing a FBI agent who contacts the Sheriff and lets him know an escaped drug lord (Eduardo Noriega) is coming to town on his way to cross the border.

Peter Stormare and his gang are there to create path to the border for him. It’s up to Arnie and his deputies to stop them. The FBI have not been successful and seem always to be one step behind.

We have some tongue in cheek action, car chases, a few twists. We also have a clunky script, some old hat action as the plot goes down a predictable path.

A kind of film that only older Arnie or Stallone fans might appreciate while being nostalgic about 80s actions flicks but to others it’s straight to DVD.

The definition of fun

THE LAST STAND is a real blast of a movie and a perfect comeback film for Arnold Schwarzenegger who eases into the ageing hero role with aplomb. It’s a simple story, ably told by the excellent Korean director Kim Jee-Woon, a man responsible for such classics as A BITTERSWEET LIFE and I SAW THE DEVIL. The film this most closely resembles tonally is THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE WEIRD, as both are action movies packed with excitement and quirk.

The film features Arnie and his small team of deputies as the only people who can stand against a ruthless Mexican drug lord who’s escaped and is heading for the border. What ensues is a film with a careful, exacting build-up in the first half followed by some bloody, pulse-pounding action in the second half.

THE LAST STAND isn’t entirely perfect; it’s silly and unrealistic in places, and sometimes the stunt doubles and green-screen effects are obvious. But the cast are entertaining (particularly Forest Whitaker as the dogged FBI agent) and the action, when it hits, is furious and exciting. There are also solid roles for Luis Guzman, Peter Stormare, and Johnny Knoxville. It’s not quite up there as a classic but as a movie it’s a darn sight better than some of the stuff Schwarzenegger was making at the turn of the century (like THE SIXTH DAY).

Stupid premise but kick A action

Ray Owens (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a small town sheriff in Sommerton, Arizona on the border with Mexico. Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega) is an escaped FBI prisoner driving a souped up Corvette closing in on the border. The only thing standing in his way is Schwarzenegger and his band of deputies (Jaimie Alexander, Luis Guzmán, Johnny Knoxville).

The premise is silly that a guy driving from Las Vegas couldn’t be stopped even though the cops have a helicopter and multiple road blocks. Just a simple tire spike strip could easily have stopped him. If Cortez had all that resources, there has got to be a better way.

The saving grace for this movie is Schwarzenegger and the small town shoot out. It’s a lot of fun. It has just enough humor with the great shoot em up action. That section is enough to recommend the movie. The bridge part is again a little silly. If Cortez had so much resources, he should have an army on the other side. Arnold wouldn’t have a chance at hand to hand combat. Some sniper in Mexico would have taken Arnie out. Anyways after the shootout in town, the climax seems anti-climatic.