The Last Ride
Mozark Productions | Release Date: June 22, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
ObserverRex ReedJun 19, 2012
It's a fascinating film that I enjoyed thoroughly. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicKerry LengelJul 26, 2012
Unlike, say, Val Kilmer's Jim Morrison in "The Doors," Thomas makes no attempt to create a convincing facsimile of Hank Williams, which is just as well, since he bears little resemblance to the sinewy singer. Read full review
60
Village VoiceMark HolcombJun 19, 2012
It portrays Williams in a generally sympathetic light without whitewashing his vice-loving, belligerent ways or mythologizing them in a bid for postmortem psychoanalysis. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAug 29, 2012
With a foretold ending and long stretches of pure driving, The Last Ride squanders its potential, much like its tragic subject. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJun 21, 2012
This one is for Hank Williams fanatics only, and Mr. Thomas puts a dark and subtle sheen on a disappointingly watery script. Cover versions of Williams's songs - several sung by his daughter, Jett - remind us why he mattered, even as the movie fails to do the same. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenJun 28, 2012
Dramatically thin, formally uninspired and thematically weak, The Last Ride really goes nowhere. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJun 21, 2012
Thomas offers particularly fine work, but the underwritten script, which relies too much on sentimentality, gives him little to do. Read full review
40
Time OutMatt SingerJun 19, 2012
At least Thomas gives a suitably burned-out performance as Williams. He's almost enough to melt your cold, cold heart. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineChuck BowenJun 19, 2012
A typical wax-museum reproduction of the American South in which every detail is Southern in bold all caps, and not a single scene over the course of the film's 102 minutes rings true. Read full review
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