Last Weekend

Released Aug 29, 2014

1 hr. 34 min.

Comedy

Drama

List

38%

21 Reviews

Tomatometer

34%

250+ Ratings

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Petty squabbling marks the Memorial Day reunion of an affluent matriarch (Patricia Clarkson) and her dysfunctional family (Chris Mulkey, Zachary Booth).

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joe m

A mildly engaging flick that is a combination of a tame Lifetime movie and Architectural Digest. Clarkson helms the film as an aging mother who has her two sons and some of their friends come stay at their posh weekend house on Lake Tahoe. Basically the film then becomes the lame travails of the upper-upper class, yet does it in a somewhat snide manner. But, what is most damning, it never really calls people out but just has them gently come to some complicit understanding as to how they can move on with their lives. The whole film leaves you with a kind of unpleasant taste of loving the house, kind of envying the characters so comfortable lives yet having disdain for their so clueless attitudes. Give it a pass.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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vander a

this is an awful movie - no point - movies are required to have some sort of point - why would you sit through 2 hours of someone else's life if there is no point - this is like watching your boring neighbors have people over - it's awful

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I agree with rotten tomatoes score. A shallow story and silly script.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

Very subtle but engrossing storytelling for me. I can see why other people don't care for it, but it's charms worked on me.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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andrew c

I've been finally trying to chip my way through my movie list on Netflix, and was one of the ones I watched. It was okay. It's basically about a mother who tries to spend one final weekend, with her 2 adult sons, at one of family vacation homes before possibly selling it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

It offers a beautiful setting (Lake Tahoe) for a banal story. As a mother, albeit not rich, I can relate to the main character's feeling of abandonment and being misunderstood, undervalued and unappreciated by her (spoiled and privileged) children. However when she relaxes and softened her stance, it all becomes easier and more pleasant, even if only for a day it so.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Tom Dolby

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Tom Williams

Director

Patricia Clarkson

Celia

Chris Mulkey

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Zachary Booth

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

This tepid indie comedy lacks a consistent tone; directors Tom Dolby and Tom Williams can't decide whether to satirize or sympathize with their wealthy, self-regarding characters.

Oct 2, 2014

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Moira MacDonald

Seattle Times

A flat drama filmed at a house that's more interesting than most of the characters.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 25, 2014

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Randy Cordova

Arizona Republic

The characters flutter about, argue and flirt, but they are simply too bland and vacuous to make much of an impression.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 18, 2014

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

Tom Dolby and Tom Williams provide an entertaining Left Coast version of a Long Island Gold Coast lifestyle.

Jun 16, 2020

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Bernard Boo

Way Too Indie

If you've been to Lake Tahoe, you know that people like this are in great abundance. You also know that you probably wouldn't want to watch a movie about their petty squabbles. Trust your gut.

Rated: 4.5/10

Mar 22, 2019

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Alex Heeney

Seventh Row

So much great acting is wasted on this pointless film about the woes of the very rich.

Aug 15, 2017

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Synopsis

Petty squabbling marks the Memorial Day reunion of an affluent matriarch (Patricia Clarkson) and her dysfunctional family (Chris Mulkey, Zachary Booth).

Director: Tom Dolby, Tom Williams
Executive Producer: Mark Johnson
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Gran Via
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 29, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.1K

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