Synopsis
A showdown decades in the making brings the Donovan family legacy full circle. As the events that made Ray who he is today finally come to light, the Donovans find themselves drawn back to Boston to face the past. Each of them struggles to overcome their violent upbringing, but destiny dies hard, and only their fierce love for each other keeps them in the fight.
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Cast
- Liev SchreiberRay Donovan
- Eddie MarsanTerry Donovan
- Dash MihokBunchy Donovan
- Pooch HallDaryll
- Kerris DorseyBridget Donovan
- Katherine MoennigLena
- Kerry CondonMolly Sullivan
- Jon VoightMickey Donovan
- Bill HeckYoung Mickey
- Josh HamiltonKevin Sullivan
Recommendations
- 80
Paste Magazine
There are some nice references and callbacks, but where the movie truly succeeds is in getting to the emotional core of the series that—like Ray’s memories of the past—reveals its most important and formative truths. - 80
New York Magazine (Vulture)
It’s visually ambitious in ways the show was increasingly allowed to be in later seasons, evincing a true cinematic language in terms of craft. But what will really matter to fans is the show has been allowed to end on its own terms. It’s the final job Ray deserves. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
It was probably the right time to say goodbye to “Ray Donovan,” as the series had begun spinning its wheels in recent seasons, after the action moved from California to the East Coast, but with this movie, Ray gets the send-off he deserves. - 75
IndieWire
While the movie finale may not come in a package that satisfies every diehard fan, it wraps up its compelling portrait of an eccentric working-class family as emotionally chaotic as should be expected; although the specifics still may come as a shock to some. - 70
ABC News
This two-hour film wrap-up of the unjustly cancelled crime series may feel patchy and uneven, but it still gives Liev Schreiber’s iconic Ray—a hardcase-for-hire who can fix anything but the nightmare of his past— the send-off he and we deserve. - 60
Wall Street Journal
There are a few characters and storylines that aren’t quite resolved, but the essentials—notably, what launched Mickey into a life of crime—are wrapped up in a way that should mollify a viewership left hanging when the show was so abruptly assassinated. - 60
CNN
Although it's nice to see the show's creative team afforded one final swing, it's too bad they don't knock it out of the park. - 25
The A.V. Club
This is perfunctory storytelling, a rather artless and dull 100 minutes that does nothing but check off a few predictable narrative boxes.
