The Last Thing He Wanted

Name: The Last Thing He Wanted
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: February 14, 2020
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 35
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Ashae Reagan, Ben Affleck, Ben Chase, Carlos Leal

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Netflix | Release Date: February 14, 2020 | R

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Ashae Reagan, Ben Affleck, Ben Chase, Carlos Leal, David Vadim, Edi Gathegi, Laura Niemi, Mel Rodriguez, Onata Aprile, Rosie Perez, Toby Jones, Willem Dafoe

Summary: A veteran D.C. journalist (Anne Hathaway) loses the thread of her own narrative when a guilt-propelled errand for her father (Willem Dafoe) thrusts her from byline to unwitting subject in the very story she’s trying to break.

Director: Dee Rees

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 115 min

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The Playlist Jason Bailey

Jan 28, 2020

The film that follows is, admittedly, a bit of a mess. It’s also compelling, energetic, and well-acted, finding one of our most intriguing filmmakers all but flinging herself outside of her comfort zone. Read full review

Polygon Karen Han

Feb 22, 2020

Like The Snowman, The Last Thing He Wanted fails to give its audience all the clues necessary to form a coherent picture, and flops in spite of what should be a killer director/cast combination. Read full review

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Feb 19, 2020

This all contributes to the impression that the director’s interest in the project came down to just about everything except the plot. Which is understandable given the source material, but doesn’t excuse the fact that The Last Thing He Wanted sputters on most of the basic terms it sets for itself. Still, there is at least some nobility to its failure. Read full review

John DeFore

Jan 28, 2020

The emotional and logistical struggles of our heroine, played with sweaty determination by Anne Hathaway, are the film's clearest through-line; but after the intimate clarity of her debut, Pariah, and the wrenching Delta drama Mudbound, this is a pedigreed misfire. Read full review

Tomris Laffly

Jan 28, 2020

The human dimension that gives the film brief jolts of energy never takes root. Instead, audiences are left grappling with a stuffy maze, albeit one presented with handsome production values and a filmmaker’s striking visual touch. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

Jan 31, 2020

Dee Rees’ The Last Thing He Wanted is incomprehensible to an almost impressive degree — usually when a movie's narrative gets so out of control, it over-corrects itself at some point before the end. But not here. Read full review

Peter Travers

Feb 19, 2020

On film, The Last Thing He Wanted settles for just being hollow. It’s the last thing any of us wanted. Read full review

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Dilary

Jan 1, 2023

Buena elección al elegir a Anne, el cast es muy bueno, el problema de esta película es el dialogo de la misma, esa coherencia se pierde un poco, es una lástima que Anne aceptara hacer esta película, dan oportunidad a la misma no resulta ser mala, pero deja mucho que desear la historia.