Synopsis
Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are heading toward Sommerton Junction where the police are preparing to make a last stand to intercept them before they cross the border. Owens is reluctant to become involved but ultimately joins in with the law enforcement efforts
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Cast
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerSheriff Ray Owens
- Johnny KnoxvilleLewis Dinkum
- Jaimie AlexanderSarah Torrance
- Zach GilfordJerry Bailey
- Kristen RakesAgent Devers
- Christiana LeucasChristie
- Diana R. LupoMagnet Girl
- John Patrick AmedoriAgent Mitchell
- Forest WhitakerAgent John Bannister
- Peter StormareBurrell
Recommendations
- 88
Slant Magazine
One of its most refreshing aspects is its acceptance of both western and action-film conventions on their own terms, refusing to regard itself as operating outside of or superior to the genre. - 75
The A.V. Club
It's a struggle at times, mostly because the action-movie clichés haven't been weeded out of the script, but the film is cheerfully, irresistibly destructive - an old-fashioned, "Rio Bravo" shoot-'em-up with the hicktown spirit of "Tremors," though it isn't as good as either. - 70
Village Voice
Kim finally lets loose, and the imaginatively choreographed mayhem that ensues - culminating in two fast cars chasing each other across a pesky cornfield - can be a wonder to behold. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Johnny Knoxville offers comic relief as the goofball proprietor of a back-road gun museum, which conveniently allows for an odd assortment of weapons to be used in the climactic battle. It's that kind of movie. - 67
Austin Chronicle
Despite his acknowledged age, creaking bones, and reduced nerve, Schwarzenegger still delivers quite a performance in this fun, straight-ahead action film. - 58
The Playlist
The Last Stand delivers -- up to a point. Keep those expectations reasonable and try not to be disappointed. - 50
Variety
[The Director] is especially good at integrating his New Mexico locations into the action, from a key combat scene on a bridge to a car chase that unfolds, with limited visibility, in a cornfield...Kim's handling of his first English-speaking cast isn't quite as assured, although everyone more or less gets by - 50
Miami Herald
The idea of Arnold Schwarzenegger as a small town sheriff is ludicrous, but then that's the whole point of his new movie: It's dumb fun, emphasis on the dumb.
