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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyRogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyAs a commentary on Reynolds' career trajectory, The Last Movie Star is hit-or-miss. What is undeniable, though, is the space Rifkin has created where Reynolds can do what Reynolds does best, and if you're a fan (as I am) there's much here to treasure.
- 60Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenThanks to its star's all-in commitment, the overtly maudlin film works better than it should, particularly sequences in which octogenarian Reynolds is dropped into "Smokey and the Bandit" and "Deliverance" and converses philosophically with his younger self.
- 50VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyDespite a few good moments, this well-intentioned seriocomedy mostly wobbles between crude yocks, lame generation-gap humor and sentimental cliche.
- 50Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenThe film is a collection of old-fogey clichés, with a narrative that mixes a career retrospective with a road trip.
- 50New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinThe (elderly) Burt Reynolds vehicle The Last Movie Star strikes a note of banality in its first sequence from which it rarely deviates.
- 50Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversAn opportunity missed.
- 41Paste MagazineJacob OllerPaste MagazineJacob OllerDog Years’ lack of faith in its audience makes its over-explanation and hackneyed groaners unshakable weights on a story that only needed to let Reynolds do his thing.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichThe Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichWhatever pathos is generated comes from Reynolds' commitment to all the self-exploitation. His inimitable charm is still there beneath all the corporeal decrepitude on which Rifkin and company shamelessly linger.
- 40Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlReynolds never appears in full command of his body, and at times the performance is painful to watch, not simply because the one-time golden boy has aged but because the role demands that he act as if aging is a betrayal, as if he has nothing to offer the world without his youthful vigor.
- 40The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe director Adam Rifkin wrote this showcase for Mr. Reynolds, who, like Vic, was a college football player. The Last Movie Star effectively allows the ever-assured actor to score a touchdown on an empty field.