The Last Time (2006)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Michael Caleo

Writer (WGA):

Michael Caleo (written by)

Release Date:

24 August 2007 (Mexico)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Who would you sell out to trade up?

Plot:

A salesman (Keaton) rediscovers a lust for life after falling for the fiancée of his new business partner (Fraser), a Midwest transplant finding his footing in New York City.

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Nudity | Male Female Relationship | Female Nudity

Cast

Michael Keaton	...	Ted
Brendan Fraser	...	Jamie Bashant
Amber Valletta	...	Belisa
Daniel Stern	...	John
Neal McDonough	...	Hurly
Doc Whitney	...	Sales Exec
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Anton	...	NY Bussiness Man
Barbara Balentine	...	Office worker
Hascal Berteau	...	Trade Show Girl
David Born	...	Neighbor
Allen Boudreaux	...	N.Y. Executive
Felix J. Boyle	...	Pitt Boss
Eddie Brawn	...	Man in Car
Geraldine Caleo	...	Conference Center Host
Janeen Caleo	...	Hot Bookstore Chick
Kristi Chalaire	...	NY Business Woman / Trade Show Visitor
Maree Cheatham	...	Gladys
Thomas Crawford	...	Sales Guru
Alexis Cruz	...	Alvarez
Lisa Marie Dupree	...	N.Y. Model
Carol Dupuy	...	N.Y. Executive
Louis Dupuy	...	N. Y. Executive
Brian Edwards	...	N. Y. Executive
Jack Galle	...	Salesman #3
Douglas M. Griffin	...	Man #2 (as Douglas Griffin)
Gary Grubbs	...	Toby Margolin
James Guzzi	...	Piano man
Mike Hagerty	...	Breckenridge (as Michael Hagerty)
Chuck Halley	...	NYC Pedestrian with Cell Phone
David Jensen	...	J.D. Wachowitz
Randy Kennedy	...	Man from Baton Rouge
Felecia Kirkland	...	Door girl
Richard Kuhlman	...	Arthur Crosby
Michael Lerner	...	Leguzza
Don Lincoln	...	NY Bussiness Man
Colleen Lindt	...	Young Wife
Elizabeth Lynch	...	Office Worker
Gus Lynch	...	Frustrated NY Cabdriver
Brett Maiorano	...	Charlie
John McConnell	...	Barney
Breann McGregor	...	Beautiful Woman
Caroline McKinley	...	Madeline
Sam Nazarian	...	Man #1
Jon Purvis	...	Business Associate
William Ragsdale	...	Rogers
Roland D. Rowe	...	Man #3
Michael Aaron Santos	...	Brad (as Michael Santos)
Aaron Sauer	...	Downtown cab driver
Billy Slaughter	...	Intern
Toni Wynne	...	Coffee girl

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | USA:R | Finland:K-11 | Italy:T | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Element Films

Trivia:

Was shooting in New Orleans just before Hurricane Katrina hit and the production crew had to evacuate.

Movie Connections:

References Death of a Salesman (1951)

Soundtrack:

Heartache

Entertaining

Now, this is a movie with a ton of flaws, I won't deny that but I'm not going to as nit-picky as some of the users here. Some people seem to enjoy movies but then later find flaws or plot holes or question some of the believability of scenes, then later decide they didn't like it even though they enjoyed the movie when they saw it, and throughout the course of 100 minutes, they were thoroughly entertained. Michael Keaton in this movie is such an unpredictable fascinating character that nobody can say they were bored. They may not think the performance is believable as a real person, but it wasn't boring.

I'm recommending this movie because I was entertained, simple as that. There was many problems I had throughout the film that were all solved by the end, but the ending created more problems if I took the time to think about it. But taking the time to think about it after the fact shouldn't affect my emotional response I had when the credits were rolling.

People blast movies like Sixth Sense for the same reason. By the twist ending, everybody in the audience were shocked. Their minds were reeling. They were entertained. Then, driving home, they rethink the movie with knowledge of the twist, and find all sorts of plot holes. Then they decide they hate the movie.

If you are entertained during the course of the movie, that's all that matters. Don't analyze everything and try to find problems.