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Jim Cummings, Jocelin Donahue, Richard Brake, Nicholas Logan, Faizon Love, Michael Abbott Jr., Gene Jones, Robin Bartlett, Sierra McCormick (mehr)Inhalte(1)
While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty — or cold, hard steel — to protect their bloodstained, ill-begotten fortune. (Well Go USA Entertainment)
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Im Leporello der Festivalfilme, wo viele Autoren etwas ausprobieren oder etwas versuchen, ist dieser Film eine absolut fantastische Erfrischung. Von Anfang an selbstbewusst und mit Leichtigkeit inszeniert, von den Figuren großartig gespielt – wer gegen wen und wann. Ein Tarantino-Film aus einem Wüstencafé, zwar ohne seine scharfen Dialoge, aber genauso gut durchdacht, überraschend, schwarzhumorig mörderisch und großartig von „bekannten Nebendarstellern“ gespielt. Eine hervorragende Verbindung des Themas mit dem Text des Songs im Abspann. Nach Reptile ein weiteres außergewöhnliches amerikanisches Debüt in diesem Jahr! [Sitges FF]
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The Last Stop in Yuma County ist praktisch eine Mischung aus dem am effektivsten für das Publikum geeigneten von Tarantino und den Coen-Brüdern in einer kammermusikalischen, minimalistischen Ausführung. Und damit meine ich im besten Sinne dieses Statements. Eskalierende Situationen wechseln sich mit fatalen Missverständnissen ab, deutlich spezifische und interessant charakterisierte Charaktere bekommen kräftig und ungeschönt auf die Mütze und der Film bereitet Ihnen definitiv auch das ein oder andere Handlungssurprise vor. Es ist so eine kleine, verspielte, unterhaltsame Festivalperle.
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Francis Galluppi, like Sébastien Vaníček, comes through with a superb debut, and both have earned themselves a new Evil Dead. Nice. Almost everything I love in movies is here. There's the attractive setting of rural Arizona, one remote rest-stop (reminiscent of popular hixploitation movies), and a group of random people who find themselves in one place at the wrong time. There's a salesman, an attractive waitress, a pair of robbers, a couple of retirees, a Bonnie and Clyde-like couple, a young cop, and a gas station owner. Gorgeous cinematography, confident direction, a well-developed script with no shortage of twists and turns, well-chosen actors, solid dialogue, a taut atmosphere, suspense that could be sliced and a proper Mexican stand-off like something out of The Hateful Eight. The violence and humour could have been worked on better, but this mix of Tarantino and Coen evoking 70's Thrillers is more than a good genre film.8/10
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“You’ll die for our rhubarb pie!” Gene Jones's presence was fitting. Once, as a gas station owner, someone asked him how much he had ever lost in his life from a coin toss, and this time the coin is a tanker truck turned on its side. Don’t be put off by the music during the opening credits, which sounds like it’s from a studio fairy tale. This is a cleverly written romp that plays with the unpredictability and absurdity of fate, and it’s enhanced by the fact that no one is safe. Who will be el ultimo hombre?
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Hats off to Francis Galluppi! I haven’t seen such a confident directorial debut in a long time, and he not only directed but also wrote the script and edited the film himself — bravo! The Last Stop in Yuma County is a fresh and modern hard-boiled crime thriller with a cast of unforgettable characters set in a perfect retro backdrop of a diner-gas station somewhere in the American South. It evokes the best Coen brothers' films and has a strong Tarantino influence, along with touches of noir and western. But calling it just a derivative would be a mistake. The film is elevated by a meticulously crafted script and excellent casting. Although it's a crime thriller that's ruthless to its characters, it also offers plenty of humorous moments that enhance the overall experience. This balance is the film's strongest point because, in the hands of someone with less skill in timing and balance, it could have easily fallen flat. But here, everything is fine-tuned to perfection. I didn’t find a single dull moment and enjoyed every minute of the runtime. Francis Galluppi is a name I won’t forget, and I’m already looking forward to his next film. In the meantime, I’ll definitely be rewatching this little gem.
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