The Last Outlaw
The story follows a band of former Confederate soldiers who were part of a cavalry unit. Their commander, Graff (Rourke) had once been a heroic and staunch supporter of the southern cause, but after losing his family he became cold hearted and ruthless. His second in command is Eustis (Mulroney), whom Graff has trained on the strategies of leadership and combat command.
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- Cast：
- Mickey Rourke , Dermot Mulroney , Ted Levine , John C. McGinley , Steve Buscemi , Keith David , Daniel Quinn
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best movie i've ever seen.
I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
I'm not even a particular fan of westerns, but this movie -- I have watched a dozen times, and still enjoy it.Can't figure out what is so special about this movie, but it is a good one.Rourke's portrayal as Graff creates a strong love-hate connection with the viewer. You hate him and you love him. You relate to his pain.Dermot Mulroney's portrayal of Eustis ("Useless") an outlaw with some principles left -- and a sense of right and wrong -- was superb.All of the actors portrayal of their parts -- was right on. You can feel Keith David's (Lovecraft's) superstitious fear.What an excellent movie. From beginning to end, it keeps the viewer captivated.
Crazed ex-Confederate Micky Rourke is shot in the back by his own men and left for dead. Captured by the posse sent to hunt him down, he assists them in the pursuit of the men who double-crossed him. He soon manipulates the situation until he's firmly in charge (!) and proceeds to exact brutal vengeance on his old gang.The Last Outlaw is made exciting and memorable by an odd, amusing performance by Rourke, who looks almost feminine with his pencil-thin eyebrows, along with loads of familiar character actors, including Dermot Mulroney, Ted Levine, John C. McGinley, Keith David and a nasty little script by Eric Red (The Hitcher).This is definitely worth checking out. However, if you're turned off by bloody violence, this might not be your cup of tea. The scene where Steve Buscemi bites it, might be the goriest gunshot in western film history!One flaw: jet exhaust can be clearly spotted in the sky in one scene.
For a modern Western movie this is very decent, considering we're talking a TV movie here this is very much above average. I really have a hard time understanding why this movie's rating isn't much higher as 5,7. Sure, this is no 'Unforgiven' or 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly', but i don't think it pretends to be. This is just a fast-paced, violent action flick, which 'borrows' some elements from famous westerns and well, it works! I've seen this movie more then once, and it caught my full attention each and every time. As mentioned in a lot of these reviews Mickey Rourke is really great here. He's tough, he's mean, and he almost perfectly imitates Clint Eastwood's frown in close-ups. But the character I like most in this movie is Potts, played by Ted Levine. He's so dirty you can almost smell him, and he delivers some very cool lines. If you want to see a fun adventurous western movie i really recommend this one.
It's a bad film I've ever seen !!!!!!!What happened with Mickey ? It's just a bloody story with some guys shooting !!!! And I think Mickey is a real Devil & Dermot Mulroney is not a leader,I want to say he did the wrong thing. If he's good leader,people should 100% trust him,but some of them want to kill him for living. 5/10 is a sensible marks !!!!!!
