He'll be back-Arnold Schwarzenegger and Johnny Knoxville as a cop and a gun crazy museum owner in The Last Stand
It's not like we haven't seen this countless times before. Still---The Last Stand is great fun. With its wacky rural characters and ridiculous action.....the film provides endless fun and features an intense villain. Sure---this particular drug kingpin is no Tony Montana but he gets the job done. Arnold Schwarzenegger once famously said he would be back and he is...in top form.
In the film....Schwarzenegger plays Ray Ownes...a sheriff for Summerton---a small town that is off the beaten path. When a drug lord named Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega) escapes from maximum security by the FBI in Nevada...he plans to cross the Mexican Border. It is now up to Ray, his bumbling deputy (Luis Guzman) and his two trusty helping hands (Zach Gilford and Jaimie Alexander) to stop this extremely dangerous man. Oh...have I mentioned that Johnny Knoxville is a gun obsessed man who owns a "museum" in the town who is only there to help with the final showdown? Yeah---now you know what you're getting into.
I've always found Schwarzenegger to be a very charismatic action star. Because this film is so dumb and such a showcase for Arnold...it won't make anyone come to my side. However...if you already share my opinion on Schwarzenegger (as many people do)....then this won't change your mind either. In fact...it may just enhance your opinion of Arnold. He has a couple of the funniest lines you are bound to hear in your 2013 movie going and he proves that he's not retired yet. As well...Guzman and Knoxville provide excellent comic relief, Alexander and Genesis Rodriguez as a kidnapped cop make excellent eye candy and Noriega provides a very good villain. Oh yeah and Forest Whitaker reminds us of what a good actor he is playing FBI agent John Bannister.
Sure...as with Gangster Squad...I'll forget about it within a few weeks or even days. Also...it is one of the dumbest films anyone is likely to see this year. However...I had an absolute blast watching The Last Stand. Like I said...non-Arnold fans may not enjoy this film because it is such a showcase for the action star but if you enjoy your Schwarzenegger dumb, loud and R-rated...this is the film for you this weekend.
(3 out of 5 Stars, The film is rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, and language)
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