Last Flag Flying

Last Flag Flying2017

R Film · Drama, Comedy · 125 min · Nov 3, 2017
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Their last mission wasn't on the battlefield.

Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry, Sal and Richard reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc's son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. Forgoing the burial, the trio take the casket on a bittersweet trip up the coast to New Hampshire – along the way reminiscing and coming to terms with the shared memories of a war that continues to shape their lives.

Darryl Ponicsan
Screenplay
Richard Linklater
Director, Screenplay

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Ian Freer · Empire 80.00/100.00

Last Flag Flying is a thoughtful tally of the cost of war on ordinary lives that also manages to be a funny, moving men-on-a-road-trip movie. It’s that rare thing: a sequel, albeit 44 years late, that is worth catching up with.

电个爆炸头 3.00/5.00

湿滑的路面,桥梁,前方闪闪发光的城市夜景,廉价的汽车旅馆,电视里的新闻画面和比赛直播,棕色的餐馆,火车运输厢内的坐谈...没有什么特别的场景,台词也比较直白,但每个看似不起眼的段落都能让人身临其境,而串联起这些场景的是三个中年人,其中两个是他的旧日战友,他们要和他一起将他死去的参军的儿子的尸体运回家。在此过程,导演表达了关于反战,何谓爱国,宗教以及生活的一些思考,我不能说它很深刻,但确实具备日常味道,反正我的参与度颇高。其实这种拍法是导演的拿手好戏了,但这次他不再写年少轻狂,对准的是垂老的中年,于是就多了一点伤感。嗯,很多事情过去了,生活像是被永久定调,仅仅是如此活着,没有好事情,不期待好运气,这是同行时偶尔说几句玩笑话就算是快乐的日子,而每个人都必须去承受这种日子的重量,其实这真的不容易。

Richard Hayward · CineVue 80.00/100.00

It’s an assuredly thought-provoking film that’s earnestness doesn’t drag it into the weeds, concluding with a wholly deserved, humanely warm resolution.

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