The Last Detail

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Alain E Instead of a road movie, here we have a railroad movie and I hope Amtrak thanked the filmmaker. Although Nicholson is the best known actor, all three main characters deliver very strong performances. This is a movie of low tones. Two seasoned sailors go on a trip to deliver a convicted clueless young seaman to serve a long sentence. Gradually, the leader played by Nicholson, pities the prisoner and uses the allotted time to allow him to experience many things he will be deprived of for the next eight years. There is pretty accurate depiction of American society during the Nixon years. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/25 Full Review Audience Member Great Nicholson performance. But all so much more of the same. The early ‘70’s Nicholson performances are all very much alike. A snide, foul mouthed, good ole boy. And of course, true to the era and Cuckoos Nest, Jack gets a young man laid as an answer to something. Ashby’s direction is brilliant though. Too bad it all comes out just plain boring. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/25 Full Review Ovidius N Loved it. Nicholson superb. Some laugh out loud moments as well as an underlying poignancy. Will be watching it again. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/08/24 Full Review Wayne K Jack Nicholson has been around so long and left such an incredible legacy on the world of cinema that it’s hard to remember that he was once a plucky up-and-comer, working hard to establish himself with roles in Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces and The Last Detail. In this film, it feels like he was given free range to act out and act up as much as he wanted, and this created the perfect environment for him to play the role of the aptly nicknamed Bad Ass. Much of the film was censored at the time of release, mostly because of the heavy use of curse words, and watching it nowadays reflects just how sensitive they were about it back in the early 70s. It’s a film about male bonding, about maturing in a difficult environment and coming to appreciate and even respect those with who you have seemingly little in common. Baby-faced Randy Quaid is a character you’re supposed to initially dislike because of what he did, but the film gradually reveals his decent nature and optimistic outlook on life, and you come to feel very sorry for him at the end, and the fact he’s separated from the trio so unceremoniously just makes it more painful. It’s Nicholson that really steals the show, displaying the perfect blend of mad, wild-eyed intensity and subtle, brooding sensitivity that came to define his career and make him a screen icon. It’s a film that’s more about the important moments of life than it is about the overall story, and so uncomfortable pauses and awkward encounters are left in so that we get to fully experience what the characters are going through. It’s not held in the same regard as some of Nicholson’s other films, but its one of his most enjoyable roles, and one of the early indicators that he was something special, and that the world should take notice. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/10/24 Full Review Chinu D Its a really good movie Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/25/24 Full Review Bahad j This idea of ​​the film shooting technique director made the film more attractive to people. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/03/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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