The Last Time I Committed Suicide

1997

Action / Biography / Drama / Romance

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 42% · 3 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 42% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.4/10 10 2585 2.6K

suicide suicide attempt 1940s

Plot summary

Neal Cassady is living the beat life during the 1940s, working at The Tire Yard and philandering around town. However, he has visions of a happy life with kids and a white picket fence. When his girlfried, Joan, tries to kill herself he gets scared and runs away. But when Joan reappears will he take the chance at that happiness, or will he turn his back on it?

Director

Stephen Kay Photo
Stephen Kay

Top cast

Keanu Reeves Photo
Keanu Reeves as Harry
Claire Forlani Photo
Claire Forlani as Joan
Adrien Brody Photo
Adrien Brody as Ben
Amy Smart Photo
Amy Smart as Jeananne
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1 hr 32 min
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818.65 MB
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1 hr 32 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by danieljfarthing 4 / 10

Disappointing true-tale period drama with a weak & dislikeable protagonist

The problem with 1997's 1946-based true-tale drama "The Last Time I Committed Suicide" is 20yr old protagonist Neal Cassady (later a key player in the 'Beat Generation') charmlessly played by Thomas Jane (who'd mature to better work). He has girls aplenty, a blue-collar job, and pals like Adrien Brody & Keanu Reeves - but his 'dream' is to settle into domesticity... which is offered him by friends of his 'best' girl Claire Forlani who want to set them up on that exact path. Will he take up their offer... or waz it up the wall at the bar? On his debut writer / director Stephen Kay wants to paint Cassady as a free-living hero... but actually paints him as a weak selfish so-n-so. Flush it.
Reviewed by darrengoh 5 / 10

Gretchen Mol

The only reason I rented this movie is because of Gretchen Mol. She gave a great performance as a 16 year old teenager in the 50s. Definitely dreamy. Overall the movie was kind of boring, due to lack of story. I guess you can't develop much of a story from one letter. The mood of the movie however is excellent. It captured the accent of the beat generation. Killer sound track too. I actually thought I might even enjoy it more if the whole movie is in black and white.
Reviewed by krusty-8 4 / 10

A story would be nice.

There's some nice imagery going on in this film and the music is fantastic. But the characters are so boring and really not very likeable at all. Also, a story would be nice.
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