A slow, rather plodding affair, The Last Tycoon seems like a great opportunity wasted. Ray Milland, Dana Andrews & Robert Mitchum are giving little to do while Tony Curtis & Donald Pleasence provide great efforts with what they are given. Theresa Russell is a standout in her debut role, she carries herself real well against the acting giants she is working with. The big pleasure of the movie is seeing Robert De Niro & Jack Nicholson act opposite each other for the first and only time. It's the screen time they share that elevates the movie from the dull affair it is up to that point.
Review of The Last Tycoon
