Some nice performances from the cast, as well as an interesting tale of small-time crooks living in Brooklyn...and *gasp* IT ISN'T PREACHY! Hallelujah. The only major complaint I have is that in improvising the dialogue, there's too many instances wherein four or more characters will be conversing with one another but doing so in such a chaotic fashion that you can tell that barely anyone is listening to another character's rant. The attempt to create "hyper-realistic" dialogue actually results in noise that at times becomes incredibly unbelievable, despite what others may perceive to be the way individuals of that particular mindset communicate. 6/10.
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The Last Frontier
(2002)
A message delivered a hundred times better a thousand other times.
12 June 2005
"The Last Frontier" is a not-so-subtle take on corporate America stripping away an individual's identity. Unfortunately, director and writer Bob Hercules feels that this lesson is best delivered via a ball-peen hammer to the face. All lack of subtlety aside, the actual aesthetic of this film is underwhelming as to make the viewing of this film a chore even at twenty minutes. Don't look for the acting to save this one either, as every single homeless person shown in the film are so unconvincing in their roles that you almost wonder if instead this film's a commentary on desperate actors. The only highlight is Ernest Perry, Jr.'s turn as the TV man, even though the existence of the character itself is another annoyance and additional layer of an over-arching problem with this film - completely artless social commentary. 3/10.
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