SummaryA group of friends gather to mourn the death of a friend. To carry out his last wish, they embark on a journey to take his ashes from London to the sea.
Directed By:Fred Schepisi
Written By:Graham Swift, Fred Schepisi
Last Orders
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Generally Favorable
78
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
78
81% Positive
25 Reviews
25 Reviews
16% Mixed
5 Reviews
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3% Negative
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100
A movie I loved on first sight and, even more important, love in remembrance. Taken all in all, there's only one last thing to say about it. Go.
90
The lifelong friends in Fred Schepisi's marvelous Last Orders actually seem like lifelong friends.
90
Superbly adapted by Fred Schepisi from the Booker Prize-winning novel by Graham Swift, Last Orders pays quietly passionate tribute to the unsung working-class generation that fought World War II and survived to take up apparently humdrum lives.
88
Too many films about the dead involve mourning, and too few involve laughter. Yet at lucky funerals there is a desire to remember the good times.
75
It's a warm, skillful excavation of what look like ordinary lives, ones that aren't so simple once you dig a little deeper.
50
The actors do their best, particularly the impeccable Mirren, but Schepisi draws a shroud of chaste dullness over their scenes and lays on an energy- sapping score.
30
The carload of codgers in Fred Schepisi's Last Orders merely bellyache, philosophize, crack unfunny jokes, and ruminate simplemindedly about Death.
User score
Mixed or Average
6.0
44% Positive
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Jul 5, 2012
7
I found this movie based loosely on the book Family Linen. It is a good story remembering their departed friend as they carry out his last wish. During the travel to disperse the ashes, each remember different times with him and his wife/children. In this time there is discovery of flings and unintended regrets. Very heavy in dialog but a good story.
Production Company:
- Future Films
- MBP (Germany)
- Scala Productions
- Winchester Films
Release Date:Dec 7, 2001
Duration:1 h 49 m
Rating:R
Awards
London Critics Circle Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
