Such a frustrating disappointment

A waste of 90 minutes of my life

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Probably the stupidest movie I've seen starring a major film star since Clint Eastwood's "The Gauntlet". And that movie I managed to finish.Schwarzenegger stars as a former LAPD cop who is now the head of a small town's police force, and he overhears a conversation by some truckers which tips him off to the idea that a crime is about to be committed that his town would get involved in. It turns out that a criminal under very heavy guard is about to get busted out of police custody and flee into Mexico, and the escape route would involve passing through this town.First problem is, Schwarzenegger was a suited to play a small town policeman with his Austrian accent the way John Wayne was suited to play Genghis Khan in "The Conqueror" decades before. Also the bust-out happens via a heavy crane having been placed on the roof of a police building...which is TOO contrived. A movie can be dumb fun, but this movie was just too stupid. You'd find more intelligent entertainment in an average Three Stooges movie.

I wanted to review this movie because I believe it deserves a better rating than a 6.4. If I honestly rated it I believe it's something like a 7.5 ish based on what other movies are rated on this site. I thought this was a charming little movie, I thought Arnold was great in his character, his deputies were also well acted. It's totally a plot that's been done before but the simplicity and excellence of its execution were great. I thought the bad guy was a fun character and the car he gets away in was a really cool idea. i just really thought this movie deserves at least a 7 rating and I was really glad I gave this movie a shot, it made for a nice evening.

This movie is all about sheer enjoyment,hang up your "I am a serious film watcher"hat,get the beer and popcorn,maybe a few friends and just enjoy the ride. This is a return to Arnie being a bad ass,the best bad ass,great support from the rest of the cast,Forest Whitaker is excellent as is Johnny Knoxville and the rest,the direction is sharp and keeps the action flowing so there are no slow parts and it does not spend time with pointless back stories.This film is worth watching for the pure pleasure of escapism and you seriously will not be disappointed. If you like your movies with action,wanton destruction of vehicles,flying bullets and explosions aplenty,then this one is for you! Wonderfully entertaining.

From one of South Korean cinema's most versatile filmmakers, The Last Stand is director Kim Jee- woon's English-language debut that also marks the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger to the movie industry after a decade of absence and while it's not even close to this director's best works, it still succeeds as a pretty good old-fashioned action comedy.The story of The Last Stand follows Sheriff Owens, a former LAPD officer who now runs the law in a small border town in Arizona. With not much crime happening in the town, it's a post-retirement life for our Sheriff but things are set in motion when a notorious drug cartel escapes from the FBI custody and heads towards the Sheriff's town from where he intends to cross the border.Directed by Kim Jee-woon, The Last Stand is his first stint in Hollywood and while it has its share of positives & negatives, it's not as immersive, compelling & fascinating as his South Korean flicks. The screenplay packs in a narrative that sounds interesting on the surface but is absolutely devoid of any depth, the characters aren't that intriguing either and have only one-note roles to play.Camera-work is aptly carried out, its 107 minutes of runtime is finely paced, and the performances are nothing special. Schwarzenegger easily stands out as Sheriff Owens even if his work isn't that impressive while the input from the rest of the cast is pretty much forgettable. The villain is a total punk who's never intimidating and is outacted by the car he drives. But the shortcomings in acting department doesn't hurt it much.On an overall scale, The Last Stand woks as an enjoyable, entertaining & thrilling B-movie flick but for those who are familiar with Kim Jee-woon's earlier films, it's more or less a disappointment. But Schwarzenegger's fans will be pleased for the actor still possesses his on-screen charisma. While predictable for the most part, The Last Stand makes up for what it lacks with plenty of car chases, shootouts & old-school vibe. Worth a shot.