KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Orla Zuniga It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

jormatuominen There is no end in sight to curiosity about unlikely couples with decades of age difference. Well here the couple finding themselves in a very hard to define type of relationship consist of the actors Michael Caine, age 78 at the time of the filming, and the lovely and soulful Clémence Poésy, age 29 respectively. This film is quite educational for people who keep wondering what is possible and what definitely is not achievable in a relationship with almost 50 years age difference, and what a couple like this might actually talk about between them and what not. The acting is absolutely world class even in the smallest roles, let alone the lead couple who give their particular situation and the twists it will lead them to amazing credibility. The international production has resulted in many impressive shooting locations beautifully captured on film, yes real film. Both intrinsically sad and optimistic about the power of love in spite of everything, Last Love will leave you in tears but in a good way. Do yourself a favor and see it, you might learn a thing or two about life you didn't know before.

elchuydog This movie is lushly filmed with a typically gorgeous Paris backdrop, interesting and beautiful camera work and an excellent cast. The somber beginning, as we start to get to know the central character, an elderly man with little to live for after the death of his adored wife, gives way to hope when he meets a young, vivacious Parisian and seems to kindle the desire to continue on. Is it love? No ..., not that kind of love, though there will be those who want something to spark between them. Instead we see two essentially lonely people finding someone else who can provide simple human companionship. The man's flaws begin to be explored with the arrival of his son and daughter after a failed suicide. The purpose of the daughter is beyond me as she barrels in, tries to take over the father's life, chain smokes cigarettes and bounds out just as quickly. We learn nothing from her character. The last third of the picture will drag completely as we continue to look in vain for some explanation for the characters actions. Though the banter between father and son seems on the way to enlightening us as to why they disdain each other so much, there really isn't enough here figure out how they, or we, are ever going to understand how they got to where they are. Mostly both characters engage in tedious whining about who owes who what for past insults. The real kicker is when the girl abruptly falls into the arms of the son when there has been absolutely no indication of any real attraction. The whole thing renders the ending utterly unbelievable and devoid of any real meaning. Story endings are difficult and whoever wrote this one failed miserably.

TxMike We were able to view this movie on Netflix streaming. Set and filmed in Paris and surrounding areas, Michael Caine is 80- ish Matthew Morgan, retired Princeton professor living in Paris with his wife. As the movie begins we see that she is dying, we find out later she had cancer. His wife had been the love of his life and now, just over three years later we see him going through the paces of everyday life but not really excited about anything. His Paris home and his country home, his wife's favorite, are indications that he is financially very well off.Matthew's life gets a spark, or as they say in the movie "a crack in his world", to let some light in, in the person of 30-ish Clémence Poésy as Pauline. They have a strictly chance encounter on a city bus and something makes them attracted to each other. For Pauline it may be because he reminds her of her deceased father.Nonetheless they become friends, they have lunch, he goes to the dance studio where she teaches. Then when something happens that draws Matthew's two adult children to Paris, they immediately suspect that Pauline is trying to get to Matthew's money.The adult children are Gillian Anderson (of X Files) as Karen Morgan and Justin Kirk as bitter, angry Miles Morgan. There are some old issues never resolved and it takes up a good portion of the last half of the movie.It moves a bit slowly most of the time and at almost two hours requires some patience, but overall I like the movie a lot. The resolution of everything is not what I would have expected but fits in a certain mystical way.SPOILERS: Matthew tries, unsuccessfully, to die by sleeping pill overdose. Pauline is upset with him, the two adult children travel from the USA to be with him, and Miles especially is contentious towards Pauline. A number of things happen, various things are said, Matthew knew he was not a good father, he never wanted children but had them because his wife wanted them. In the end Pauline realizes that Miles was just a younger version of Matthew and the two of them kiss, passionately, Matthew sees this, he tells Miles, if you hurt her I will kill you, even though you are my son. In the end Matthew tells Miles to take care of her, Matthew ends his own life, when Miles is leaving he tells Pauline he will be back for her.

Adam Peters (55%) (contains spoilers) A somewhat more than reasonable drama looking at death and love in later life. With its strong cast it gets by a lot smoother than it would have, as really the story never develops into something overly interesting or engaging, or even that thought provoking. There's also issues with the making of Cain's character American, as his performance would have been more natural and less distracting in his native accent, also considering that there is no real reason for him to be American so it just feels like a self-inflicted misstep. The inclusion of Mr Morgan's offspring in the second half only partly works as they do bring another dimension to his character, but they are largely unlikeable, and the final few scenes involving his son's relationship with the lovely Clemence Poesy are even less convincing and if anything even more contrived than old man Morgan's. With that aside there is still a decent 70 odd minute movie to be found within this, and it's too well put together and quite sweet at times to be valueless.