I saw this title at the video store and was impressed with the number of awards the film had won at small film festivals. I find this film (if I can even call it that) embodies everything to dislike about American travelers. It follows two suits from L.A who go on a two week trip across the world to scatter the ashes of one of their buddies (Paul), they get deals on places because they pretend to be travel writers with Froomers. It seems to me that the way they pitched this idea for the film it is in similar fashion to resorts and airlines in order to get free stay. Anyways, sorry for being no negative. I was just amazed at how much good press this movie received. The acting is horrible, specially Cliff, the scene with the two Jamacian hookers... I don't know what to say. The two main characters are unlikable and even though the one guy claims to be a world traveler he seems that he would be lost at a Walmart. The only decent actor is the dude they meet in the Vietnamese jail. The reason my girlfriend and I kept watching is the one saving grace of the film, the locations, even with the crew's amateur cinematography they manage to capture some of the sceneries' beauty. But the film's finale at the full moon party is just a bunch of American tourists vomiting over the place (read Alex Garland's the Beach). In conclusion do yourself a favor and skip last stop for Paul. It's funny but for the wrong reasons.
Review of Last Stop for Paul
