Genre : Comedy Land : USA
Cast : Morgan Freeman : Archie Robert De Niro : Paddy Michael Douglas : Billy
Kevin Kline : Sam
Director:
Jon Turteltaub
Summary Billy,
Paddy, Archie and Sam are best friends since childhood. When Billy finally proposes to his very young girlfriend, he invites them all to join him in Las Vegas and forget about their old age and relive their glory days. While preparing the bachelor party they realise that old wounds haven't yet been healed in all these years. My opinion With such a star
cast you could assume that this would never go wrong. And indeed , " Last
Vegas " is a funny and entertaining feel-good movie . It
has some real funny moments that makes you laugh, but has to rely on the
humorous one-liners and sometimes hilarious situations. Once again finally straightforward
humor . No
absurd situations or vulgar nonsense . A
gang of retired men organizing a bachelor party in Las Vegas , with all the
obvious consequences.
De Niro , Freeman , Douglas and Kline are 4 top actors and already for a long
time famous in Hollywood. And once again they show what they are capable off and
also the fact they can handle any movie genre . Ok ,
it is sometimes corny and hugely predictable. That
Kline didn’t need the blue pill , you saw that coming a mile away. But
they do it in such a natural way and apparently it looks like they enjoyed to
play in this movie. The
complications that occurred were not that original. That
each of them had difficulties as a result of their old age was to be expected .
Kline is in a stage where he sees himself surrounded with even older people
than himself . The
opening scene in the pool was already an indication of what level the film
would be . They
used a few thigh-slappers here but thanks to Klines facial expressions and
intonation they turned out perfectly and were absolutely hilarious . Freeman
had a mild heart attack and is pampered in an exaggerating manner by his son. He’s
only permitted to sit in front of the television and meticulously take his
pills. De Niro is languishing in his apartment after the death of the love of his
life, and only gets occasionally a visit from his neighbor who brings him her
soup (unforgettable conversation between these two). The
only well conserved one is Douglas and he’s about to marry a much younger
person , which in turn leads to teasing witticisms of the three closest friends
. Together
they formed "The Flatbush Four" and they are best friends for 60
years already . A
friendship that was disturbed by a misunderstanding , that is going to be resolved
in the end.
Morgan Freeman has surprised me the most as Archie with his witty remarks . My
favorite scene is the one where they are in the nightclub and enjoy a Vodka Red
Bull amongst younger people. The
way Freeman explains how he’s getting drunk and still feels as if he is full of
energy , is sublime . I
have played this scene repeatedly because I think it’s a strong piece of acting
and seeing the reactions of the other guys, it seems to me there was a lot of
improvisation by Freeman. It seemed
like a really comical gathering among good friends .
I'm glad I haven’t seen the trailer because apparently there were a lot of the
most funny moments in it. "
Last Vegas " is a comic drama that really wants to show the eternal
friendship and the fact that seniors can still enjoy a bit of fun. No
Oscars will be awarded for this picture , but it gets a personal nomination from
me as best comedy of all the comedies I saw lately (They made me cry more than
laugh). And
I hope that I have such vitality and joy of life like these old timers , when I
reach the same blessed age .
Genre : Comedy
My opinion
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