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Australian filmmaker known for such classics as The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith and Six Degrees of Separation, Fred Schepisi tells this story about a group of lifelong chums coming to terms with their ... read more read more...friend's death, based on a prize-winning novel by Graham Swift. When Jack Dodd (Michael Caine) passes on, his three best buddies (Tom Courtenay, Bob Hoskins, and David Hemmings) along with his son (Ray Winstone) carry out his last wish -- to have his ashes cast off the pier of the seaside town of Margate, where he and his beloved wife honeymooned and where he hoped to retire. As the group venture to the coast in a large black Mercedes, they reminisce about their younger, wilder days. Eventually, they end up in a pub where, in a haze of beer and tears, secrets are unveiled. Meanwhile, Jack's wife, Amy (Helen Mirren), visits the mentally disabled daughter that Jack refused to acknowledge. This film was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 49 min.

Directed by: Fred Schepisi

Release Date: February 15, 2002

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DVD Release Date: August 13, 2002

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  • eskaton666
    October 9, 2008
    eskaton666
    Extremely uneven film that benefits greatly from strong performances by its talented cast. Even so, this plods along at a snail's pace with jarring flashbacks that take you out of the story. If I didn't like looking at Ray Winstone so much, I might rate this lower...

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David Stratton
March 27, 2009
David Stratton, Variety

Delicately handled and superbly textured, this fine adaptation of Graham Swift's Booker Prize-winning novel deals with all the really big subjects: love, friendship, death, life. Full Review

Kenneth Turan
August 15, 2002
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

Gathering its forces slowly, this careful, thoughtful film, quietly but deeply moving, is dramatic without seeming to be. Full Review

Michael Wilmington
July 20, 2002
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

A movie I loved on first sight and, even more important, love in remembrance. Full Review

Jay Boyar
May 30, 2002
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel

The film, like its characters, is limited by a provincial self-absorption.

Peter Howell
March 29, 2002
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

It's a small movie about ordinary blokes, and yet it poses some of the big questions that have vexed philosophers for ages. Full Review

Liam Lacey
March 29, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

The joy of Last Orders is its pub talk, the Cockney joking and provoking style of banter, and the extraordinary group of actors who bring the characters to life. Full Review

Desson Thomson
March 15, 2002
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

With a cast of this vintage, it wouldn't matter if they were reading the telephone book to one another, things are always entertaining.

Stephen Hunter
March 15, 2002
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

There's a wondrous sense of what all men should leave behind them: friendship, forgiveness and reconciliation.

Eric Harrison
March 15, 2002
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle

The lovely and richly textured British film Last Orders is as well-acted as any film you'll ever see. Full Review

Susan Stark
March 15, 2002
Susan Stark, Detroit News

This is human comedy at its most amusing, interesting and confirming. Full Review

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