The Last Shift
Sony Pictures Entertainment | Release Date: September 25, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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7
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6
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
VarietyAmy NicholsonSep 23, 2020
A gut punch with a side of anguish. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerSep 24, 2020
It's another tour de force performance from Jenkins, in the same week as his headturning performance as the pater familias of a clan of grifters in "Kajillionaire." Read full review
75
The PlaylistJessica KiangSep 29, 2020
One is caught between appreciating Jenkins’s soulful, empathetic performance, and just thinking “fuck that guy,” and wishing the unexpected swerve The Last Shift made was to turn to McGhie’s Jevon, to make Stan an incident in his life, rather than the other way around. Read full review
75
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiSep 25, 2020
It’s a low-key rest-stop story that appreciates life’s banalities and the struggles of ordinary people. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzSep 23, 2020
As much as Stanley wants to believe in binaries – good honest work versus cheating, respect versus irresponsibility – Cohn’s low-key narrative undercuts such disingenuous naivety. Combine that with Jenkins’s slow-burn performance, and you have a film that speaks to, rather than talks down to, its audience. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneySep 23, 2020
This funny-sad chamber piece is underwhelming in cinematic terms, but its perceptive script and the incisively etched characterizations of a sterling ensemble make it warmly satisfying. Read full review
67
IndieWireDavid EhrlichSep 23, 2020
The Last Shift is told with a light touch that allows the film to sneak up on you, and even its most painful moments are softened by heartrending solidarity. Read full review
58
The Film StageDan MeccaSep 23, 2020
There’s a lot to admire here, even it all of it doesn’t work. Read full review
50
Original-CinThom ErnstOct 1, 2020
Jenkins’ performance is the reason to see The Last Shift. But, not even a stellar performance from Jenkins can rescue The Last Shift entirely from its underdeveloped premise and an earnest need to be appreciated. Read full review
50
The New York TimesGlenn KennySep 24, 2020
So far, so good, in the mismatched maybe-eventual-buddy-comedy department. But the movie, written and directed by Andrew Cohn, wants a deeper dimension, and in pursuing that, goes wrong. Read full review
40
The GuardianBenjamin LeeMar 4, 2021
It’s a mismatched buddy film, but not entirely unsuccessful thanks largely to Jenkins, who can play a role such as this with his eyes closed, and McGhie who captures a mixture of righteousness and despondency. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustSep 25, 2020
Cohn, an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker, likely was aiming for subtlety, but these are not subtle times. Trying to get a spark from a damp match is a lot harder than holding a flame to dry kindling. Read full review
40
SlashfilmBen PearsonSep 23, 2020
The movie never arrives at a place where all of its conversations and provocations feel like they coalesce into a clear thesis, and its frustrating ending leans toward emotional resonance but doesn’t land with the punch the filmmakers were hoping. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 28, 2020
Jenkins is one of my favorite actors, but this strikes me as one he should have passed on. McGhie comes off better, but his character’s background is sloppily sketched-in. Read full review
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