The Last Rifleman

2023

Action / Biography / Drama / War

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 88% · 17 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 88% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 4179 4.2K

based on true story

Plot summary

A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past.

Director

Terry Loane Photo
Terry Loane

Top cast

Pierce Brosnan Photo
Pierce Brosnan as Artie Crawford
Patrick Ball Photo
Patrick Ball as Station Official
Ian McElhinney Photo
Ian McElhinney as Tom Malcolmson
Clémence Poésy Photo
Clémence Poésy as Juliette
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1 hr 40 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jt4 7 / 10

Worth seeing if only for Pierce Brosnan's performance

Pierce Brosnan has been an actor who gets roles based on his appearance, and perhaps he has suffered for that as an actor; other than for James Bond, he always seems to be not quite an A-list actor but perhaps an "A minus"-list actor, so maybe that is why he took this role in a low-budget film.I understand that the story is "loosely" based on Bernard Jordan, and that Bernard didn't really even "escape" but had already discussed plans to go with his nursing home's approval, so that lessens the appeal of anything based on him. Also, any plans to release this movie to theaters seem to have been scuttled due to another movie based on the same person--The Great Escapist with Michael Caine--getting to theaters first and thus relegating this to streaming.Thus, few will see Brosnan's performance, which I thought was extremely well-portrayed and deeply moving. There is one flashback of him at his current age, and I'm amazed that a 70-year-old can still be that suave. But as a 93-year-old, the makeup is spot on and his acting matches perfectly. Frankly, I hope that others in the industry see this and offer him the roles that have heretofore eluded him.
Reviewed by Real_Reviewer2 8 / 10

Don't Skip Thinking You've Seen This Before

Based on the true story of Bernard Jordan, a British man who escaped his nursing home in the south of England and somehow got from Calais to Normandy to commemorate D-Day.This wonderful film switches our hero to be from Northern Ireland. This was a brave and commendable choice. For this alone it should be watched as it shines a light on the brave sacrifice of so many loyal Irishman in WW2.What made it a 10/10 for me were two things. First it was absolutely authentic. The black soldier wasn't "bigged up" but neither did he need to be. This was a superb scene. John Amos was excellent in his role here.The second was that Terry Loane, as Director, and Kevin Fitzpatrick's writing ensure that tough issues are not ignored. Pierce's Brosnans anger with the SS soldier seems entirely genuine and Kevin does not shirk the difficulty of crafting the scene. Jurgen Prochnow isn't so strong here.But a special shout out must be made for Clemence Poesy who steals every frame she is in. You will remember her from Harry Potter but here she is older and showing off her acting range.Of course Pierce is amazing. It breaks my heart that this film was not promoted or marketed. It deserves so much better.
Reviewed by bojotavish 10 / 10

An emotional delight

I'm so glad that my wife found this Brit Film. Is was always going to end without laughs but that wasn't what we were looking for. Knowing Pierce Brosnan was an elderly seventy year old like me I was interested to see how he held up as a veteran 23 his senior.Well, he did so magnificently and convincingly. His tactic was to simply underplay the character as you would expect of such an old man and it worked. No excitement, not many guffaws but nevertheless a good film about real people as their lights fade.Part of me prefers him as Archie here than James Bond because he's so believable. Steel yourself for the unexpected ending and, oh, have those hankies to hand. A proper gem of a movie.
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